Stock market trading implies a wide range of activity, huge load of the information and monitoring of the most current data. That’s why the stock trading acidity has a set of rules, one which is the timing when the stock market operates.
Some believe that stock traders work almost 24 hours a day that’s why for them it really doesn’t matter what the open hours of the stock markets are. On the other hand some of the traders are not quite sure or do set a time schedule for themselves.
But for the most of the world it does matter when the stock exchange opens. That’s in particular important for the day traders.
We have listed stock exchange open and close hours for the major stock exchanges at the global market.
(Beginning from American markets and moving forwards in time)
New York Stock Market (NYSE)
Open: 9:30am EST / 14:30 Universal Time Code (UTC)
Close: 4:00pm EST / 21:00 UTC
NASDAQ
Open: 9:30am EST / 14:30 UTC
Close: 4:00pm EST / 21:00 UTC
Toronto Stock Market (TSK)
Open: 9:30am EST / 14:30 UTC
Close: 4:00pm EST / 21:00 UTC
Mexican Stock Market (BMV)
Open: 8:30am CST / 15:30 UTC
Close: 3:00pm CST / 21:30 UTC
New Zealand Stock Market (NZSX)
Open: 10:00am NZST / 22:00 UTC
Close: 5:00pm NZST / 05:00 UTC
Australian Securities Market (ASX)
Open: 9:50am AEST / 23:50 UTC
Close: 4:12pm AEST / 06:12 UTC
Tokyo Stock Market (TSE)
Open: 9:00am JST / 00:00 UTC
Close: 3:00pm JST / 06:00 UTC
Korea Stock Market (KRX)
Open: 9:00am JST / 00:00 UTC
Close: 3:00pm JST / 06:00 UTC
Bursa Malaysia (MYX)
Open: 9:00am MYT / 01:00 UTC
Close: 5:00pm MYT / 09:00 UTC
Singapore Market (SGX)
Open: 9:00am SGT / 01:00 UTC
Close: 5:00pm SGT / 09:00 UTC
Taiwan Stock Market (TSE)
Open: 9:00am CST / 01:00 UTC
Close: 1:30pm CST / 05:30 UTC
Hong Kong Stock Market (HKEX)
Open: 9:20am HKT / 01:20 UTC
Close: 4:00pm HKT / 08:00 UTC
Shanghai Stock Market (SSE)
Open: 9:30am CST / 01:30 UTC
Close: 3:30pm CST / 07:00 UTC
Shenzhen Stock Market (SZSE)
Open: 9:30am CST / 01:30 UTC
Close: 3:30pm CST / 07:00 UTC
Philippine Stock Market (PSE)
Open: 9:30am PST / 01:30 UTC
Close: 3:30pm PST / 07:30 UTC
Indonesian Stock Market
Open: 9:30am WIB / 02:30 UTC
Close: 4:00pm WIB / 09:00 UTC
Stock Market of Thailand (SET)
Open: 10:00am ICT / 03:00 UTC
Close: 4:30pm ICT / 09:30 UTC
Bombay Stock Market (BSE)
Open: 9:15am IST / 03:45 UTC
Close: 3:30pm IST / 10:00 UTC
National Stock Market of India (NSE)
Open: 9:15am IST / 03:45 UTC
Close: 3:30pm IST / 10:00 UTC
Colombo Stock Market (CSE)
Open: 9:30am IST / 04:00 UTC
Close: 2:30m IST / 09:00 UTC
Johannesburg Stock Market (JSE)
Open: 9:00am CAT / 07:00 UTC
Close: 5:00pm CAT / 15:00 UTC
Frankfurt Stock Market (FSX)*
Open: 8:00am CET / 07:00 UTC
Close: 10:00pm CET / 21:00 UTC
Istanbul Stock Market (ISE)*
Open: 9:30am EET / 07:30 UTC
Close: 5:30pm EET / 15:30 UTC
Wiener Börse AG / Vienna Stock Market*
Open: 8:55am CET / 07:55 UTC
Close: 5:35pm CET / 16:35 UTC
Ukrainian Market (UX)
Open: 10:00am EET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:30pm EET / 15:30 UTC
Amman Stock Market (ASE)*
Open: 10:00am EET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 12:00pm EET / 10:00 UTC
Euronext Paris (EPA)*
Open: 9:00am CET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:30pm CET / 16:30 UTC
Swiss Market (SIX)*
Open: 9:00am CET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:30pm CET / 16:30 UTC
Berne Market (BX)*
Open: 9:00am CET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 4:30pm CET / 15:30 UTC
Spanish Stock Market (BME)*
Open: 9:00am CET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:30pm CET / 16:30 UTC
Milan Stock Market (MTA)*
Open: 9:00am CET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:25pm CET / 16:25 UTC
Euronext Amsterdam (AMS)*
Open: 9:00am CET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:40pm CET / 16:40 UTC
Helsinki Stock Market (OMX)*
Open: 10:00am EET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 18:30pm EET / 16:30 UTC
Stockholm Stock Market (OMX)*
Open: 9:00am CET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:30pm CET / 16:30 UTC
Oslo Stock Market (OSE)*
Open: 9:00am CET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:30pm CET / 16:30 UTC
Copenhagen Stock Exchange (CSE)*
Open: 9:00am CST / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:30pm CST / 16:00 UTC
Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW)*
Open: 9:00am CET / 08:00 UTC
Close: 5:30pm CET / 16:30 UTC
Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)
Open: 10:00am WAT / 09:00 UTC
Close: 4:00pm WAT / 15:00 UTC
London Stock Exchange (LSE)*
Open: 8:00am GMT / 08:00 UTC
Close: 4:30pm GMT / 16:30 UTC
Irish Stock Exchange (ISE)*
Open: 8:00am GMT / 08:00 UTC
Close: 4:30pm GMT / 16:30 UTC
Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo (Bovespa)
Open: 10:00am BRST / 13:00 UTC
Close: 17:00pm BRST / 20:00 UTC
*Daylight Savings Time is from March to October
Keep in mind that as you go west, the markets’ open hours start later. For example the London Stock Exchange begins to operate 6.5 hours earlier than NYSE. That sometimes impacts the European markets because of the time difference and the American markets during the calendar day.
