CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

OPENING TIMES

 

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

  • 19:00 on Tuesday 24th December until 23:00 on Wednesday 25th December

  • 22:00 on Tuesday 31st December until 23:00 on Wednesday 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 Tuesday 24th December
UK 100 index Closes 18:15 - Opens 23:00 25/12*
UK Equities Closes 12:30 - Opens 08:00 27/12
US Indices Closes 18:15 - Opens 23:05 25/12
US Equities Closes 18:00 - Opens 14:30 26/12
US Metals Closes 18:45 - Opens 23:00 25/12
Light Crude & Natural Gas Closes 18:45 - Opens 23:00 25/12
US Bonds and Interest Rates Closes 18:15 - Opens 23:00 25/12
Soft Commodities Closes 18:15 - Opens 14:30 26/12
Japan 225 Closes 18:15 - Opens 23:00 25/12
Forward Currencies Closes 18:15 - Opens 23:00 25/12
Spot Currencies Closes 19:00 - Opens 23:00 25/12
Brent Crude Closes 19:00 - Opens 01:00 26/12
Germany 30 Index Closes 18:15 - Opens 23:05 25/12*
Cryptocurrencies Closes 19:00 - Opens 23:00 25/12

 

MARKET Tuesday 31st December
UK 100 Index Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01*
UK Equities Closes 12:30 - Opens 08:00 02/01
US Indices Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01
US Equities Closes 21:00 - Opens 14:30 02/01
US Metals Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01
Light Crude & Natural Gas Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01
US Bonds and Interest Rates Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01
Soft Commodities Closes 19:15 - Opens 14:30 02/01
Japan 225 Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01
Forward Currencies Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01
Spot Currencies Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01
Brent Crude Closes 20:00 - Opens 01:00 02/01
Germany 30 Index Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01*
Cryptocurrencies Closes 22:00 - Opens 23:00 01/01

* In addition to the regular Out of Hours times, the UK 100 and Germany 30 will be quoted on an Out of Hours basis as follows:

 

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

  • 24th Dec from 12:50 until 18:15
  • 25th Dec from 23:05 until 01:00 on the 27th Dec
  • 30th Dec from 23:05 until 01:00 on the 31st Dec
  • 31st Dec from 12:50 until 22:00
  • 1st Jan from 23:05 until 01:00 on the 2nd Jan

 

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

  • 23rd Dec from 23:05 until 18:15 on the 24th Dec
  • 25th Dec from 23:05 until 00:15 on the 27th Dec
  • 30th Dec from 23:05 until 22:00 on the 31st Dec
  • 1st Jan from 23:05 until 00:15 on the 2nd Jan