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Forex Market Hours: Live Session Times

Yes. The forex market is open 24 hours today, Thursday, 5 November, from the Asian session through London and New York.

Forex sessions, live

6:43 PM ET · 5:43 PM CT

  • AustraliaJapanUnited KingdomUnited States

    Forex

    Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York sessions

    OpenSydney session

    Session change at 7:00 PM ET

    7:00 PM ET · 6:00 PM CT

    Next holiday: Mon 23 Nov: Tokyo closed (Labor Thanksgiving Day)

  • Australia

    Sydney

    7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Sydney time

    Open

    Closes at Fri 12:00 AM ET

    Fri 12:00 AM ET · 11:00 PM CT

    Next holiday: Fri 25 Dec: closed (Christmas Day)

  • Japan

    Tokyo

    9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Tokyo time

    Closed

    Opens at 7:00 PM ET

    7:00 PM ET · 6:00 PM CT

    Next holiday: Mon 23 Nov: closed (Labor Thanksgiving Day)

  • United Kingdom

    London

    8:00 AM to 5:00 PM London time

    Closed

    Opens at Fri 3:00 AM ET

    Fri 3:00 AM ET · 2:00 AM CT

    Next holiday: Fri 25 Dec: closed (Christmas Day)

  • United States

    New York

    8:00 AM to 5:00 PM New York time

    Closed

    Opens at Fri 8:00 AM ET

    Fri 8:00 AM ET · 7:00 AM CT

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Forex trades over the counter, so no exchange sets its hours. Each session here is its city’s working day: 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sydney, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tokyo, and 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London and New York, by each city’s own clock. Your broker sets its own server hours. City holidays come from the same exchange data as the rest of this section.

Hours from the NYSE, Nasdaq and CME Group calendars, through a licensed exchange-hours data feed, checked on 2 November 2026. Exchanges can change hours at short notice, so check the exchange before you rely on a time.

London session time

The London session runs from 3:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET (2:00 to 11:00 AM CT), which is 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London. The US and the UK change clocks on different dates, so for a few weeks a year it runs 4:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET (3:00 AM to 12:00 PM CT): 15 to 26 March 2027 and 1 to 5 November 2027.

London is closed now.It opens tomorrow at 3:00 AM ET (2:00 AM CT).

London is the largest forex trading centre, so its open often brings the day’s first big moves in EUR, GBP and CHF pairs. From the New York open the two sessions overlap.

Asian session time

The Asian session, led by Tokyo, runs from 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM ET (6:00 PM to 3:00 AM CT). From Sunday, 14 March 2027, it runs 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM ET (7:00 PM to 4:00 AM CT). That is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tokyo. Japan does not change its clocks, so only the ET and CT times move.

Tokyo is closed now.It opens at 7:00 PM ET (6:00 PM CT).

The Sydney session runs from 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM ET (2:00 to 11:00 PM CT). From Sunday, 14 March 2027, it runs 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM ET (3:00 PM to 12:00 AM CT), and from Sunday, 4 April 2027, 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM ET (4:00 PM to 1:00 AM CT). That is 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sydney. On Mondays it starts at the weekly open, 5:00 PM ET on Sunday.

In CME futures, traders call the Globex hours from the 6:00 PM ET evening open to the London open the Asian session. See futures sessions.

Four sessions, one day. And where they overlap.

Times for Thursday, 5 November 2026. Daylight saving changes move them in ET: the latest and next changes are under the tables.

Session times

Forex session times
SessionLocal timeNew York (ET)Chicago (CT)Los Angeles (PT)
Sydney7:00 AM to 4:00 PM3:00 PM to 12:00 AM2:00 to 11:00 PM12:00 to 9:00 PM
Tokyo9:00 AM to 6:00 PM7:00 PM to 4:00 AM6:00 PM to 3:00 AM4:00 PM to 1:00 AM
London8:00 AM to 5:00 PM3:00 AM to 12:00 PM2:00 to 11:00 AM12:00 to 9:00 AM
New York8:00 AM to 5:00 PM8:00 AM to 5:00 PM7:00 AM to 4:00 PM5:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Overlaps

Forex session overlaps
OverlapWhat it isNew York (ET)Chicago (CT)Los Angeles (PT)
London and New YorkUsually the busiest hours of the forex day.8:00 AM to 12:00 PM7:00 to 11:00 AM5:00 to 9:00 AM
Sydney and TokyoThe Asia-Pacific hours.7:00 PM to 12:00 AM6:00 to 11:00 PM4:00 to 9:00 PM
Tokyo and LondonA short handover from Asia to Europe.3:00 to 4:00 AM2:00 to 3:00 AM12:00 to 1:00 AM

Daylight saving: clocks moved forward an hour in Sydney on Sunday, 4 October 2026, back an hour in London on Sunday, 25 October 2026 and back an hour in New York on Sunday, 1 November 2026. In New York time the sessions moved: Sydney 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM ET from Sunday, 1 November (4:00 PM to 1:00 AM ET before); Tokyo 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM ET from Sunday, 1 November (8:00 PM to 5:00 AM ET before); London 3:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET from Monday, 2 November (4:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET before).

Next: New York on Sunday, 14 March 2027, London on Sunday, 28 March 2027 and Sydney on Sunday, 4 April 2027. Tokyo does not change its clocks.

Upcoming centre holidays

When a centre is closed, its session is quiet and spreads in its currency can widen. Forex itself stays open.

Upcoming forex centre holidays
DateCentreHoliday
Monday, 23 November 2026TokyoLabor Thanksgiving Day

Forex market hours FAQ.

The London session runs from 3:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET (2:00 to 11:00 AM CT), which is 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London. The US and the UK change clocks on different dates, so for a few weeks a year it runs 4:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET (3:00 AM to 12:00 PM CT): 15 to 26 March 2027 and 1 to 5 November 2027.

The Asian session, led by Tokyo, runs from 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM ET (6:00 PM to 3:00 AM CT). From Sunday, 14 March 2027, it runs 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM ET (7:00 PM to 4:00 AM CT). That is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tokyo.

The forex week opens on Sunday at 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CT), as trading starts in Asia and the Pacific, and runs 24 hours a day until Friday at 5:00 PM ET (4:00 PM CT).

From 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET (7:00 to 11:00 AM CT). These are usually the busiest forex hours of the day.

Yes. The forex market is open 24 hours today, Thursday, 5 November, from the Asian session through London and New York.

No. The market closes on Friday at 5:00 PM ET and reopens on Sunday at 5:00 PM ET. Some brokers quote weekend prices for a few instruments, but the interbank market is shut.

About these hours

Source
Hours, holidays, early closes and halts come from the NYSE, Nasdaq and CME Group calendars, through a licensed exchange-hours data feed. Last checked on 2 November 2026. Bond market days are SIFMA’s recommendations for 2026 and 2027 (checked on 2 November 2026). The regular hours of CL, GC, SI, ZN, ZB, ZC and 6E come from CME Group’s product pages (checked on 2 November 2026).
Hours can change
Exchanges can change hours at short notice, for example for a national day of mourning. Check the exchange’s own calendar before you rely on a time.
Time zones
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Forex
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