Holiday and seasonal trading hour changes

Keep track of upcoming changes to trading hours across global markets. Whether it's holidays, early closures, or special trading sessions, find all schedule adjustments in one place. Our commitment to keeping you informed about market trading hours ensures you can plan your trading activities effectively.

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This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. It’s possible, however, that these hours could change. All times listed are in AEST/AEDT.

2025

UK summer bank holiday (AEST)

Monday 25 August

UK equities, index futures, soft commodities and interest rates will be closed
Brent Crude and London Gas Oil will be open as normal. UK Natural Gas futures will be closed
New York Cocoa, Coffee and Sugar contracts will open at 9.30pm
We’ll be making an out-of-hours price on the FTSE until futures re-open at 10am on Tuesday
There will be no LBMA Gold Fix on 25 August

US Labor Day (AEST)

Monday 1 September

US equities and soft commodities will be closed

Tuesday 2 September

The VIX will close at 1.30am
London Sugar will close at 2am
US Index futures will close at 3am. We’ll offer out-of-hours pricing from 3am until 6am. Futures will re-open at 8am
US interest rates will close early at 3am
Brent Crude, London Gas Oil and ICE WTI will close early at 3.30am
US metals and energies will close early at 4.30am
European indices will close at 6am and reopen at 8am

Thanksgiving (AEDT)

Thursday 27 November

US equity markets are closed
US soft commodities are closed
Lumber and Livestock are closed

Black Friday (AEDT)

Friday 28 November

The Volatility Index (VIX) closes at 3.30am and reopens at 10am
London Sugar closes at 4am
US interest rates close at 5am
US index futures close at 5am. We'll offer out-of-hours prices on Wall Street, US 500, US Tech 100 and US Russell 2000 until 8am
Brent Crude, London Gas Oil and UK Natural Gas will close at 5.30am
US metals and energies will close at 6.30am
US equity markets reopen at 12pm
Normal trading hours on New York Sugar, New York Coffee and New York Cocoa

Saturday 29 November

New York Cotton opens at 12am. New York Cotton and Orange Juice close at 5.30am
US grain futures open at 1.30am and close at 5.05am
Lumber trades from 2am to 5.05am and Livestock trades from 1.30am to 5.05am
US equity markets close at 5am, and there'll be no post-market trading
The Volatility Index (VIX) closes at 5.15am
US index futures close at 5.15am. We'll offer out-of-hours prices on Wall Street, US 500, US Tech 100 and US Russell 2000 until 8am
Brent Crude, London Gas Oil and UK Natural Gas will close at 7am
US rates and the US Dollar Index close at 5.15am
US metals and energies will close at 6.45am
The futures desk and all 24-hour indices close at 8am and FX closes at 9am

Christmas and seasonal trading hours (AEDT)

Wednesday 24 December

Gilts and 3M-SONIA stop trading at 11.15pm
UK agricultural commodities close at 11.23pm
UK half day, equities close early at 11.30pm
The FTSE 100 Index will be quoted out-of-hours from 11.50pm until 5.15am, next day
European indices either closed or half-day
AU/ASX shares stop trading at 2.10pm
Australia 200 futures close at 2.30 pm. IG will continue to price out-of-hours until 5:15am the next day

Thursday 25 December

UK and EU Natural Gas stop trading at 4am
All US equities close early at 5am
Cotton, Arabica Coffee, New York Cocoa, Lumber, Orange Juice and Grains close early at 5.05am
VIX, US indices, Rates, Bonds and Livestock close early at 5.15am
All other out-of-hours markets close at 5.15pm
US Energies and Metals close early at 5.45am
Brent Crude, ICE WTI, London Gas Oil close at 6am
FX closes at 9am
AU/ASX shares are closed

Friday 26 December

FX markets reopen at 8am
Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 10am
24 hour US Equities re-open for trading at 12pm
NY Coffee, NY Cocoa, NY Sugar and Cotton open late at 11.30pm.
UK markets are closed (except for Brent Crude, ICE WTI, Heating Oil and London Gas Oil which will follow regular hours).
Hong Kong markets are closed
AU/ASX shares are closed. IG to price out of hours from 10am

Saturday 27 December

Grains and livestock reopen at 1:30am
European indices are closed and will be quoted out-of-hours until 9am
FX closes at 9am
Weekend markets will be available

Sunday 28 December

Weekend markets will be available

Monday 29 December, Tuesday 30 December

Normal trading hours

Wednesday 31 December

Gilts and 3m-SONIA stop trading at 11.15pm
UK half day, equities close early at 11.30pm
The FTSE 100 Index will be quoted out-of-hours from 11.50pm until 9am, next day
European indices either closed or half-day
Japanese markets are closed
AU/ASX shares stop trading at 2.10pm
Australia 200 futures close at 2.30pm. IG will continue to price out-of-hours until 9am the next day.

2026

New Year's Day (AEDT)

Thursday 1 January

London Cocoa closes at 3.55am
UK and EU natural gas stop trading at 4am
Robusta Coffee closes 4.30am
London Sugar closes at 5am
Brent Crude, ICE WTI, London Gas Oil close at 7am
All other out-of-hours markets close at 9am
FX closes at 9am

Friday 2 January

FX markets reopen at 8am
Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 10am
Grains open at 1:30am, next day
Japanese markets are closed
Normal trading hours resume in other markets