Stock markets around the world have different trading hours, depending on your current geographic location. Stock market opening times vary in each country, depending on the local working hours and culture. Most stock markets around the world will be open for trading from Monday to Friday, and will be closed on the weekends. Some stock exchanges such as a majority of those in Asia stop for a lunch break, while others – including those in Europe and North America – do not.
This is different for some Middle Eastern exchanges like the Tehran Stock Exchange which operates from Saturday to Wednesday. Stock exchanges are also typically closed on public holidays, which differ for each country around the world.
Stock market opening times differ by region in order to facilitate the greatest concentration of buyers and sellers during these hours for local – but also international – market participants. By having set hours for trading, stock exchanges ensure that there is concentrated liquidity between their opening and closing bells, rather than sporadic trades throughout the day on a 24-hour basis.
List of World’s major Stock Exchanges
Americas
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ
- Location: New York, USA
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (Eastern Time)
BM&F Bovespa (B3)
- Location: São Paulo, Brazil
- Hours: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Brasília Time)
Europe
London Stock Exchange (LSE)
- Location: London, UK
- Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (GMT)
Euronext (Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, etc.)
- Location: Multiple European countries
- Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Central European Time)
Deutsche Börse (Xetra)
- Location: Frankfurt, Germany
- Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Central European Time)
Swiss Exchange (SIX)
- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Central European Time)
Moscow Exchange (MOEX)
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM (Moscow Time)
Asia-Pacific
Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Japan Standard Time)
- Lunch Break: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM (China Standard Time)
- Lunch Break: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)
- Location: Hong Kong
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (Hong Kong Time)
- Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Hours: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Hours: 9:15 AM – 3:30 PM (Indian Standard Time)
Middle East
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Israel Standard Time)
Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Hours: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Arabian Standard Time)
Africa
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (South Africa Standard Time, SAST)
Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX)
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM (West Africa Time, WAT)
Egyptian Exchange (EGX)
- Location: Cairo, Egypt
- Hours: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Eastern European Time, EET)
Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE)
- Location: Casablanca, Morocco
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Morocco Standard Time, GMT)
Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM (East Africa Time, EAT)
Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE)
- Location: Gaborone, Botswana
- Hours: 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM (Central Africa Time, CAT)
Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE)
- Location: Accra, Ghana
- Hours: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Greenwich Mean Time, GMT)
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)
- Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
- Hours: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Central Africa Time, CAT)