What are IG's Easter trading hours

There will be some changes to market trading hours over the Easter period, as follows (all times listed in UK time):

Thursday 18 April	Most 24-hour indices close at 10pm*.
Friday 19 April	All European and US markets closed. FX closes at 10pm.
Saturday 20 April	Weekend indices and cryptos open as normal.
Sunday 21 April	Weekend indices and cryptos open as normal. FX opens at 9pm. US and 24-hour indices quoted from 11pm.
Monday 22 April	European equities closed. European 24-hour indices quoted out of hours. US markets open.
Tuesday 23 April	European markets re-open.

* Japan 225, Singapore Blue Chip and China A50 will re-open on Friday 19 April.

The following tables list the opening hours of our most popular markets over the coming holiday:

Indices
Shares
Commodities
Interest rates
Digital 100s

Market	Thur 18 Apr	Fri 19 Apr	Sun 21 Apr	Mon 22 Apr	Tue 23 Apr
FTSE® 100	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Wall Street	Normal hours	Closed	Futures open at 11pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
US 500	Normal hours	Closed	Futures open at 11pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
US Tech 100	Normal hours	Closed	Futures open at 11pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
Germany 30	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
France 40	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
EU Stocks 50	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Italy 40	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Spain 35	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Netherlands 25	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Sweden 30	Early close at 11.55, quoted out-of-hours till 10pm	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Japan 225	Normal hours	Open 12.30am-07.25am & 07.55am-9:45pm	Futures open at 11pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
Hong Kong HS50	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
China H-Shares	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Australia 200	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Singapore Blue Chip	Normal hours	Open 01.30am-10:10am & 10.40am-9:40pm	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Futures open at 01:30am	Normal hours
South Africa 40	Normal hours	Closed	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
US Russell 2000	Normal hours	Closed	Futures open at 11pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
Volatility Index	Normal hours	Closed	Futures open at 11pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
China A50	Normal hours	Open 2am-09.30am & 10am-9.45pm	Quoted out-of-hours from 11pm	Futures open at 2am	Normal hours

Market	Thur 18 Apr	Fri 19 Apr	Mon 22 Apr	Tue 23 Apr
US shares	Normal hours	Closed	Open at 2.30pm - No pre-market	Normal hours
UK shares	Normal hours	Closed	Closed	Normal hours
German shares	Normal hours	Closed	Closed	Normal hours
French shares	Normal hours	Closed	Closed	Normal hours

Market	Thur 18 Apr	Fri 19 Apr	Sun 21 Apr	Mon 22 Apr	Tue 23 Apr
US energies	Normal hours	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
UK energies	Normal hours	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
US metals	Normal hours	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
US CBOT commodities	Normal hours	Closed	—	Normal hours	Normal hours
US NYBOT commodities	Normal hours	Closed	—	Normal hours	Normal hours
UK commodities	Normal hours	Closed	—	Closed	Normal hours

Thur 18 Apr:

Lumber closes early at 7.55pm

Mon 22 Apr:

Livestock opens late at 2.30pm
Lumber opens late at 3pm

Market	Thur 18 Apr	Fri 19 Apr	Sun 21 Apr	Mon 22 Apr	Tue 23 Apr
US rates	Normal hours	Closed	Futures open at 11pm	Open as normal	Normal hours
UK rates	Normal hours	Closed	—	Closed	Normal hours
European rates	Normal hours	Closed	—	Closed	Normal hours

Thur 18 Apr:

Weekly options and digital 100s will expire at their usual time, but a day early
Final 24hr FX expiry will be 4am on Friday morning, final 2hr FX expiry will be 6am Friday morning
5 min FX closes 6am Friday morning

Fri 19 Apr:

All digital 100s and options closed from 6am
Nikkei digital 100s open as usual

Sun 21 Apr:

Sprints and digital 100s open from usual times (if cash market open on Monday)

Mon 22 Apr:

US index and FX options open from 2.30pm. FX digital 100s open all day as usual

Tue 23 Apr:

European markets re-open

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