CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

OPENING TIMES

 

Over the Christmas and New Year period our financial trading room will be closed from:

  • 21:15 on Friday 22nd December until 23:00 on Monday 25th December
  • 21:15 on Friday 29th December until 23:00 on Monday 1st January

You can see full details of individual market closing hours below.

Please note the hours below are subject to change. If you have any queries, please call the Financial Room on 08000 526 570.

 

President's Day opening hours
MARKET Friday 22nd December
UK 100 index Close 21:00 - Open 23:00 25/12*
UK Equities Close 12:30 - Open 08:00 27/12
US Indices Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 25/12
US Equities Close 21:00 - Open 14:30 26/12
US Metals Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 25/12
Light Crude & Natural Gas Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 25/12
US Bonds and Interest Rates Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 25/12
Soft Commodities Close 19:15 - Open 14:30 26/12
Japan 225 Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 25/12
Forward Currencies Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 25/12
Spot Currencies Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 25/12
Brent Crude Close 20:00 - Open 01:00 26/12
Germany 30 Index Close 21:00 - Open 23:00 25/12*
MARKET Friday 29th December
UK 100 Index Close 21:00 - Open 23:00 01/01*
UK Equities Close 12:30 - Open 08:00 02/01
US Indices Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 01/01
US Equities Close 21:00 - Open 14:30 02/01
US Metals Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 01/01
Light Crude & Natural Gas Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 01/01
US Bonds and Interest Rates Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 01/01
Soft Commodities Close 19:15 - Open 14:30 02/01
Japan 225 Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 01/01
Forward Currencies Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 01/01
Spot Currencies Close 21:15 - Open 23:00 01/01
Brent Crude Close 20:00 - Open 01:00 02/01
Germany 30 Index Close 21:00 - Open 23:00 01/01*

*The UK 100 Index will be quoted on an Out of Hours basis:

  • 22nd Dec from 12:30 until 21:00
  • 25th Dec from 23:00 until 01:00 on the 27th Dec
  • 29th Dec from 12:30 until 21:00
  • 1st Jan from 23:00 until 01:00 on the 2nd Jan

*Germany 30 Index will be quoted on an Out of Hours Basis:

  • 25th Dec from 23:00 until 07:00 on the 27th Dec
  • 1st Jan from 23:00 until 07:00 on the 2nd Jan