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What time does the stock market open and close?

If you've tried to buy a stock through our app and your order came up as โ€œscheduledโ€, then the local market of that stock would have more than likely been closed.

If you've tried to buy a stock through the Shares app and your order came up as โ€œscheduledโ€, then the local market of that stock would have more than likely been closed.ย 

It's always worth knowing when the markets open and close. Who knows, perhaps one day you might need to sell a position quickly to release some cash. Or, someone catches you on the hop asking when the markets open and you have no idea. Donโ€™t worry, weโ€™ve all been there when it comes to answering questions on stocks and shares!

Whatever your reason, weโ€™re here to help. Below you can find the opening and closing times for each major stock market (any with a market cap of $500 billion or more).

๐Ÿ’ก If you want to visit some of the main stock exchanges directly, you can do so here:

The London Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange

The Nasdaq

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Europe

1)๐Ÿ“ Location

London, UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

BST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

8am to 12pm and 12:02pm to 4:30pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

Yes โ€“ 12pm to 12:02pm

Itโ€™s not that weโ€™re fast eaters! Read more on why the UK closes midday.


2)๐Ÿ“ Location

Frankfurt, Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Frankfurt Stock Exchange(FSX)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CEST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 5:30pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


3)๐Ÿ“ Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Euronext, Amsterdam Stock Exchange

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CEST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 5:30pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


4)๐Ÿ“ Location

Zurich, Switzerland๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Swiss Exchange (SIX)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CEST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 5:20pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


5)๐Ÿ“ Location

Stockholm, Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Nasdaq Stockholm

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CEST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 5:25am

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


6)๐Ÿ“ Location

Madrid, Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Bolsa de Madrid (BME)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CEST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Fridayย 

9am to 5:30pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


7)๐Ÿ“ Location

Paris, France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Euronext Paris Stock Exchange

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CEST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Fridayย 

9am to 5:30pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


8)๐Ÿ“ Location

Copenhagen, Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Nasdaq Copenhagen (OMXC)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CEST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 4:55pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


North America

1)๐Ÿ“ Location

New York, US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

EDT


๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9:30am to 4pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


2)๐Ÿ“ Location

New York, US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Nasdaq Stock Market

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

EDT

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9:30am to 4pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


3)๐Ÿ“ Location

Toronto, Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

EDT

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9:30am to 4pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


South America

1)๐Ÿ“ Location

Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

B3 S.A.

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

BRT

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

10am to 4:45pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


Asia

1)๐Ÿ“ Location

Shanghai, China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9:30am to 11:30am and 1pm to 3pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

Yes โ€“ 11:30am to 1:00pm


2)๐Ÿ“ Location

Tokyo, Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Tokyo Stock Exchange

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

JST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 11:30am and 12:30pm to 3pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

Yes โ€“ 11:30am to 12:30pm


3)๐Ÿ“ Location

Shenzhen, China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9:30am to 11:30am and 1pm to 2:57pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

Yes โ€“ 11:30am to 1:00pm


4)๐Ÿ“ Location

Central District, Hong Kong ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

HKT

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9:30am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

Yes โ€“ 12am to 1pm


5)๐Ÿ“ Location

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Saudi Stock Exchange

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

AST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Sunday to Thursday

10am to 3:20pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


6)๐Ÿ“ Location

Mumbai, India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

BSE Limited

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

IST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9:15am to 3:30pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


7)๐Ÿ“ Location

Seoul, South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Korea Exchange (KRX)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

KST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 3:30pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


8)๐Ÿ“ Location

Taipei, Taiwan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

CST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9:15am to 1:30pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


9)๐Ÿ“ Location

Singaporeย ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Singapore Exchange (SGX)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

GMT (+8)

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 12pm, 1pm to 5pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

Yes โ€“ 12pm to 1pm


10)๐Ÿ“ Location

Jakarta, Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

WIB

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 11:30am, 1:30pm to 3pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

Yes โ€“ 11:30am to 1:30pm


11)๐Ÿ“ Location

Tehran, Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

IRST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Saturday to Wednesdayย 

9am to 12:30pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


Australia

1)๐Ÿ“ Location

Sydney, Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

AEST

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

10am to 4pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No


Africa

1)๐Ÿ“ Location

Johannesburg, South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock Market

Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

๐Ÿ•’ Time Zone

SAST

Monday to Friday

๐Ÿ” Open/ Close

Monday to Friday

9am to 5pm

๐Ÿ” Lunch Break

No

For specific questions relating to the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market, make sure to read our dedicated blog posts.ย 

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