Market Trading Schedule During the Year-End Holiday Period
During the final days of the calendar year, due to official holidays in various countries, trading hours for many financial instruments are adjusted. These changes include early market closures, full-day holidays, or delayed reopenings across Forex, metals, energy, indices, and equities markets.
All times mentioned in this notice are based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The trading status is presented below on a day-by-day basis.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, market trading schedules generally follow normal conditions, with only one early closure recorded on this day.
The German index market closes early at 22:00.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, due to year-end calendar conditions, a significant number of trading instruments are subject to early closures or full-day holidays. Trading status by instrument is as follows:
Forex market closes early at 22:00.
EURILS, USDILS, USDTHB pairs halt trading at 12:00.
Spot metals trade until 18:45, then close.
XAGGBP, XAGCHF, CUCUSD close early at 18:30.
Indices
DAXEUR: Closed
F40EUR: Closes at 13:00
FTSGBP: Closed
ESXEUR: Closed
IBXEUR: Closes at 13:00
DJIUSD, NDXUSD, SPXUSD: Close early at 18:15
HSIHKD: Halts at 04:00
NIKJPY: Closes at 18:15
ASXAUD: Early close at 03:30
XINUSD: Closed
CNXHKD: Closes at 04:00
S30SGD: Closed
Energy
BRNUSD: Closes at 19:00
WTIUSD: Closes at 18:45
NGCUSD: Halts at 18:45
NDF instruments: No change; remain closed.
US equities
NYSE: Closes at 18:00
NASDAQ: Closes at 18:00
European equities
SIX: Closed
BM: Closes at 13:00
EURONEXT: Closes at 13:00
LSE: Closes at 12:30
XETRA: Closed
Asian & Australian equities
HKEX: Closes at 04:00
TSE: Closed
ASX: Closes early at 03:00
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Thursday, December 25, 2025, coincides with the official Christmas holiday. As a result, most global financial markets are either fully closed or operate with limited reopenings.
Forex market reopens at 22:00.
EURILS, USDILS, USDTHB reopen at 22:00.
Spot metals resume trading at 23:00.
XAGGBP, XAGCHF, CUCUSD remain closed.
Indices
DAXEUR, F40EUR, FTSGBP, ESXEUR, IBXEUR: Closed
DJIUSD, NDXUSD, SPXUSD: Reopen at 23:00
HSIHKD: Closed
NIKJPY: Reopens at 23:00
ASXAUD: Reopens at 23:00
XINUSD: Closed
CNXHKD, S30SGD: Closed
Energy
BRNUSD: Closed
WTIUSD: Reopens at 23:00
NGCUSD: Reopens at 23:05
All NDF instruments (USDBRL, USDCLP, USDCOP, USDIDR, USDINR, USDKRW, USDTWD): Closed.
Equities
US markets (NYSE, NASDAQ): Closed
European markets (SIX, BM, EURONEXT, LSE, XETRA): Closed
HKEX, TSE: Closed
ASX: Closed
Friday, December 26, 2025
Following Christmas holidays, most markets remain closed with only very limited reopenings.
Forex & EURILS, USDILS, USDTHB: Remain closed
XAGGBP, XAGCHF, CUCUSD: Reopen at 07:00
Other spot metals: Inactive
All indices remain closed.
Energy markets (BRNUSD, WTIUSD, NGCUSD): Closed.
All NDF instruments: Closed.
US, European, Asian, and Australian equity markets: Closed.
Monday, December 29, 2025
On Monday, December 29, 2025, most markets are open.
DAXEUR reopens at 00:16
FTSGBP resumes trading at 01:00
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Markets largely operate under normal conditions, with only one early closure recorded.
DAXEUR closes early at 22:00
All other indices, Forex pairs, metals, energy instruments, NDFs, and global equity markets operate normally.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
On the final day of the year, many markets experience early closures or full holidays.
Forex closes early at 22:00
EURILS, USDILS, USDTHB halt at 12:00
Spot metals trade until 22:00
XAGGBP, XAGCHF, CUCUSD close at 21:30
Indices
DAXEUR, ESXEUR, XINUSD, S30SGD: Closed
F40EUR: Closes at 13:00
FTSGBP: Closes at 12:50
IBXEUR: Closes at 13:00
DJIUSD, NDXUSD, SPXUSD: Close at 22:00
HSIHKD, CNXHKD: Close at 04:00
NIKJPY: Closes at 22:00
ASXAUD: Closes at 03:30
Energy
BRNUSD: Closes at 20:00
WTIUSD: Closes at 22:00
NGCUSD: Closes at 21:55
All NDF instruments: Closed.
Equities
US markets: Closed
Europe: SIX and XETRA closed; BM & EURONEXT close at 13:00; LSE at 12:30
HKEX closes at 04:00; TSE closed
ASX closes early at 03:00
Thursday, January 1, 2026
New Year’s Day holiday. Most markets are closed with limited reopenings.
Forex & EURILS, USDILS, USDTHB reopen at 22:00
Spot metals resume at 23:00
XAGGBP, XAGCHF, CUCUSD: Closed
Indices
DAXEUR, F40EUR, FTSGBP, ESXEUR, IBXEUR: Closed
US indices reopen at 23:00
NIKJPY reopens at 23:00
ASXAUD reopens at 22:50
HSIHKD, XINUSD, CNXHKD, S30SGD: Closed
Energy
BRNUSD: Closed
WTIUSD reopens at 23:00
NGCUSD reopens at 23:05
All NDF instruments: Closed.
All major global equity markets: Closed.
Friday, January 2, 2026
Some markets gradually resume trading after New Year’s holidays, with limited reopenings.
XAGGBP, XAGCHF, CUCUSD reopen at 23:30
DAXEUR reopens at 00:16
FTSGBP resumes at 01:00
All other instruments—including Forex, most indices, energy markets, NDFs, and global equities—remain unchanged and largely closed.
