Global Stock Market Hours
Live status and trading schedules for 12 major exchanges worldwide
For informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Consult a qualified advisor.
Live status and trading schedules for 12 major exchanges worldwide
For informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Consult a qualified advisor.
This page shows the live status of twelve major exchanges — NYSE and NASDAQ in New York, the LSE in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, and more — with countdowns to each market's next open or close, all adjusted to your local time zone. Because exchanges keep local hours across the globe, equities are effectively trading somewhere around the clock on weekdays: Tokyo hands off to London, London to New York.
The US majors run 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern, Monday through Friday, with pre-market (from 4:00 AM) and after-hours (to 8:00 PM) sessions on either side. Those extended sessions trade thin: fewer participants mean wider spreads and jumpier prices, which is why big earnings moves at 5 PM sometimes partially reverse by the next morning's open.
Session overlaps are when markets are most alive. The London–New York window (roughly 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM Eastern) combines the world's two biggest financial centers and typically brings the day's deepest liquidity in both equities and currencies. The page highlights these overlaps so you can see when global activity is at its peak.
Within a single session, activity follows a U-shape: heavy volume and volatility in the first 30–60 minutes as overnight news gets priced in, a quiet midday lull, then a surge into the close as institutions finish their business. It's also worth remembering what doesn't follow these hours at all — crypto trades 24/7, and forex runs continuously from Monday morning in Asia to Friday evening in New York.
NYSE and NASDAQ trade 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern, Monday through Friday, excluding exchange holidays. Pre-market runs from as early as 4:00 AM and after-hours until 8:00 PM, but with much lower liquidity.
When two major financial centers trade simultaneously — especially London and New York — more participants are active, spreads tighten, and prices move on the most information. Overlaps are when global markets are most liquid.
Stock exchanges close on weekends, and forex pauses from Friday evening to Monday morning — but cryptocurrency trades continuously, 365 days a year, making it the only major market with weekend price action.