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What are IG’s Christmas trading hours?

During the festive period, our helpdesk is closed on Christmas and New Year's Day. There'll also be some changes to our normal trading hours. All times listed are in Singapore Time.

Friday 22 December UK equities close early at 8.30pm.
UK agricultural commodities close at 8.23pm.
Gilts stop trading at 1pm, while the 3-month SONIA will close at 8.15pm.
The FTSE 100 Index will be quoted out-of-hours from 8.50pm.
Brent Crude, ICE West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and London Gas Oil close at 4am the next day.
UK and EU natural gas stop trading at 1am the next day.
FX and our out-of-hours markets close at 6am the next day.
Saturday 23 December Cryptocurrency markets are available.
Sunday 24 December Cryptocurrency markets are available.
Monday 25 December All markets are closed.
Tuesday 26 December FX markets reopen at 5am.
Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 7am.
UK markets are closed (with the exception of Brent Crude, ICE WTI and London Gas Oil, which will follow regular hours).
Hong Kong and Australian markets are closed.
European indices are closed and will be quoted out of hours.
NY Coffee, NY Cocoa, NY Sugar and Cotton open late at 8.30pm.
Grains and livestock reopen at 10.30pm.
Wednesday 27 December Normal trading hours on all markets.
Thursday 28 December Normal trading hours on all markets.
Friday 29 December UK equities close early at 8.30pm.
Gilts and the 3-month SONIA stop trading at 8.15pm.
The FTSE 100 Index will be quoted out-of-hours from 8.50pm.
Brent Crude, ICE WTI and London Gas Oil close at 4am the next day.
UK and EU natural gas stop trading at 1am the next day.
London Cocoa closes at 12.55am the next day, Robusta Coffee at 1.30am the next day and London Sugar at 2am the next day.
Saturday 30 December Cryptocurrency markets are available.
Sunday 31 December Cryptocurrency markets are available.
Monday 1 January All markets are closed.
Tuesday 2 January FX markets reopen at 5am.
Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 7am.
Japanese markets are closed.
Grains open at 10.30pm.
Normal trading hours resume in other markets.
Wednesday 3 January Japanese markets are closed.

We have tried to make this information as accurate as possible, but it is intended for guidance only and is subject to change. Please contact our Helpdesk on +65 6390 5118 for the latest information.

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