Stats › Global markets and exchanges › Trading hours
Only London and New York overlap, from 14:30 to 16:30 GMT
| Exchange | Local hours | GMT | Break |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 09:00 to 15:30 JST | 00:00 to 06:30 | 60 to 90 min midday |
| Hong Kong | 09:30 to 16:00 HKT | 01:30 to 08:00 | midday pause |
| Shanghai | 09:30 to 15:00 CST | 01:30 to 07:00 | midday lunch break |
| Sydney | 10:00 to 16:00 AEDT | 23:00 to 05:00 | none |
| India, NSE and BSE | 09:15 to 15:30 IST | 03:45 to 10:00 | none |
| London | 08:00 to 16:30 GMT | 08:00 to 16:30 | 2 min at 12:00 |
| Frankfurt, Xetra | 09:00 to 17:30 CET | 08:00 to 16:30 | none |
| NYSE and Nasdaq | 09:30 to 16:00 EST | 14:30 to 21:00 | none |
| Toronto | 09:30 to 16:00 EST | 14:30 to 21:00 | none |
Source: CMC Markets. Frankfurt also runs extended floor hours from 08:00 to 20:00 CET beyond the Xetra session.
Equity exchanges run defined sessions staggered around the world by time zone. The only substantial overlap between two major regions is London and New York, two hours from 14:30 to 16:30 GMT. That window carries the heaviest global volume and the tightest spreads.
00:00 GMTTokyo opens
21:00 GMTNew York closes
14:30 to 16:30 GMTLondon, New York overlap
2 to 3 hours a dayNo major market open
Members only
The rest of this page is for members
Below this point there are 6 sections, 1 chart and 1 named source, roughly 800 words of it. Every figure carries the source it came from and the date the data is from.
You can keep browsing every statistic in the library for free. The intro and the summary are always open.