We are normally open 24 hours a day, from 11pm on Sunday (9pm for forex) until 10pm on Friday night (UK time). For markets that do not trade 24 hours (for example shares), you can find specific dealing hours ‘info’ tab of the market's deal ticket.
Weekend Markets are currently available from 8am (UK time) on Saturday through to 10:40pm on Sunday (8:40pm for Weekend FX).
Shorter opening hours may apply on UK bank holidays or US public holidays.
We do not open Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, or other days which are holidays in both the UK and the US. And if these holidays fall on a Monday, we may not open on the preceding Sunday night.
For more information, please visit Holiday and Seasonal Trading Hour changes for 2026
Opening and closing times of the world’s major stock exchanges
Stock market opening times are the hours that stock exchanges are open for business and reflect an exchange’s geographic location. Learn about the major stock market hours and how to trade on the world’s major stock exchanges.
Stock markets around the world have different trading hours, depending on your current geographic location. The tables below set out the trading hours for the major and minor stock exchanges in the world according to monthly trading volume.
Stock exchange | Trading hours (GMT)* | Trading hours (local time)* | Major stock indices |
New York Stock Exchange | 2.30pm - 9pm | 9.30am – 4pm | Dow Jones, S&P 500 |
(no lunch break) |
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NASDAQ | 2.30pm - 9pm | 9.30am – 4pm | NASDAQ 100 |
(no lunch break) |
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Japan Exchange Group | 12am - 6am | 9am – 3.30pm | Nikkei 225 |
(lunch from 2.30am - 3.30am) | (lunch from 11.30am – 12.30pm) |
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Shanghai Stock Exchange | 1.30am - 7am | 9.30am – 3pm | SSE Composite (SSE Index) |
(lunch from 3.30am - 5am) | (lunch from 11.30am – 1pm) |
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange | 1.30am - 8am | 9.30am – 4pm | |
(lunch from 4am - 5am) | (lunch from 12pm – 1pm) |
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Euronext | 8am - 4.30pm | 9am – 5.30pm | AEX (Amsterdam), CAC 40 (Paris) |
(no lunch break) |
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London Stock Exchange | 8am - 4.30pm | 8am – 4.30pm | FTSE 100, FTSE 250 |
(no lunch break) |
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Shenzhen Stock Exchange | 1.30am - 7am | 9.30am - 3pm | SZSE Component Index |
(lunch from 3.30am - 5am) | (lunch from 11.30am - 1pm) |
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TMX Group (Toronto Stock Exchange) | 2.30pm - 9pm | 9am – 4pm | S&P/TSX Composite Index |
(no lunch break) |
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Bombay Stock Exchange | 3.45am - 10am | 8am – 3.30pm | BSE SENSEX |
(no lunch break) |
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*The hours mentioned are set by each individual exchange and may vary. Hours change as countries shift to and from daylight savings time.
Out-of-hours stock trading
We offer out-of-hours trading on 70 key US shares, enabling you to trade outside the normal window of 2.30pm to 9pm (UK time).
CFDs and spread bets on All Session US shares
9am to 1am Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 10pm Friday (UK time)
Share dealing on All Session US shares
12pm to 10.30pm Monday to Thursday, and 12pm to 10pm Friday (UK time)