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Stock Markets Trading Hours

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Exchange Trading Hours

From Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays)

Information below is for reference only and subject to change without prior notice.

Hong Kong Market

Local Time

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

9:00am - 9:30am

Normal

9:30am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Closing Auction

4:00pm - 4:10pm (Full Day Trading)

12:00pm - 12:10pm (Half-Day Trading) *

* Christmas Eve, New Year and Lunar New Year.

North American Markets

US Market

Local Time

Session

US Eastern Time^ (GMT-5) / (GMT-4)

Pre-opening

8:00am - 9:30am

Normal*

9:30am - 4:00pm

After-market

4:00pm - 6:00pm

^ Eastern Standard Time (EST) is GMT-5 during the winter months and is GMT-4 during the summer months (referred to as Eastern Daylight Time or EDT).

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

9:00pm - 10:30pm (Standard)

8:00pm - 9:30pm (Daylight Saving)

Normal*

10:30pm - 5:00am (Standard)

9:30pm - 4:00am (Daylight Saving)

After-market

5:00am - 7:00am (Standard)

4:00am - 6:00am (Daylight Saving)

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

* Market may close early at 1:00pm upon stock exchanges announcement.

Note: Some US securities are not eligible (e.g. OTCBB securities) for trading at US extended hour sessions, including pre-market and after-market session. For further information, please check out here.

Canada Market

Local Time

Session

Canada Eastern Time^ (GMT-5) / (GMT-4)

Normal

9:30am - 4:00pm

^ Canada uses Eastern Standard Time (EST) during the winter as standard time, which is GMT-5, and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) during the summer as daylight saving time, which is GMT-4.

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Normal

10:30pm - 5:00am (Standard)

9:30pm - 4:00am (Daylight Saving)

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Asian Markets

Australia Market

Local Time

Session

Sydney Time^ (GMT+10) / (GMT+11)

Pre-opening

7:00am - 10:00am

Normal

10:00am - 4:00pm

^ Sydney uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) during the winter as standard time, which is GMT+10, and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) during the summer as daylight saving time, which is GMT+11.

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

5:00am - 8:00am (Standard)

4:00am - 7:00am (Daylight Saving)

Normal

8:00am - 2:00pm (Standard)

7:00am - 1:00pm (Daylight Saving)

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

China Market (Shanghai)

Local Time

Session

China Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

9:15am - 9:25am

Normal

9:30am - 11:30am & 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

9:15am - 9:25am

Normal

9:30am - 11:30am & 1:00pm - 3:00pm

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

China Market (Shenzhen)

Local Time

Session

China Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

9:15am - 9:25am

Normal

9:30am - 11:30am & 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

9:15am - 9:25am

Normal

9:30am - 11:30am & 1:00pm - 3:00pm

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Indonesia Market

Local Time

Session

Jakarta Time (GMT +07:00)

Pre-opening

8:45am - 9:00am

Normal

9:00am - 12:00pm & 1:30pm - 4:15pm (Mon - Thu)

9:00am - 11:30am & 2:00pm - 4:15pm (Fri)

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

9:45am - 10:00am

Normal

10:00am - 1:00pm & 2:30pm - 5:15pm (Mon - Thu)

10:00am - 12:30pm & 3:00pm - 5:15pm (Fri)

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Japan Market

Local Time

Session

Japan Time (GMT+9)

Pre-opening

8:30am - 9:00am

Normal

9:00am - 11:30am & 12:30pm - 3:30pm

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

7:30am - 8:00am

Normal

8:00am - 10:30am & 11:30am - 2:30pm

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Korea Market

Local Time

Session

Korea Time (GMT+9)

Pre-opening

8:00am - 9:00am

Normal

9:00am - 3:30pm

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

7:00am - 8:00am

Normal

8:00am - 2:30pm

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Malaysia Market

Local Time

Session

Malaysia Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

8:30am - 9:00am

Normal

9:00am - 12:30pm & 2:30pm - 5:00pm

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

8:30am - 9:00am

Normal

9:00am - 12:30pm & 2:30pm - 5:00pm

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Philippines Market

Local Time

Session

Manila Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

9:00am - 9:30am

Normal

9:30am - 12:00pm & 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

9:00am - 9:30am

Normal

9:30am - 12:00pm & 1:30pm - 3:30pm

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Singapore Market

Local Time

Session

Singapore Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

8:30am - 9:00am

Normal

9:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

8:30am - 9:00am

Normal

9:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Taiwan Market

Local Time

Session

Taipei Time (GMT+08:00)

Normal

9:00am - 1:30pm

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Normal

9:00am - 1:30pm

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Thailand Market

Local Time

Session

Bangkok Time (GMT+07:00)

Pre-opening

9:30am - 10:00am

Normal

10:00am - 12:30pm & 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Pre-opening

10:30am - 11:00am

Normal

11:00am - 1:30pm & 3:00pm - 5:30pm

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

European Markets

UK Market

Local Time

Session

London Time^ (GMT) / (GMT+1)

Normal

8:00am - 4:30pm

^ United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) during the winter as standard time, and British Summer Time (BST) during the summer as daylight saving time, which is GMT+1.

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Normal

4:00pm - 12:30am (Standard)

3:00pm - 11:30pm (Daylight Saving)

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

France Market

Local Time

Session

Central European Time^ (GMT+1) / (GMT+2)

Normal

9:00am - 5:30pm

^ France uses Central European Time (CET) during the winter as standard time, which is GMT+1, and Central European Summer Time (CEST) during the summer as daylight saving time, which is GMT+2.

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Normal

4:00pm - 12:30am (Standard)

3:00pm - 11:30pm (Daylight Saving)

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Germany Market

Local Time

Session

Central European Time^ (GMT+1) / (GMT+2)

Normal

9:00am - 5:30pm

^ Germany uses Central European Time (CET) during the winter as standard time, which is GMT+1, and Central European Summer Time (CEST) during the summer as daylight saving time, which is GMT+2.

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Normal

4:00pm - 12:30am (Standard)

3:00pm - 11:30pm (Daylight Saving)

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Portugal Market

Local Time

Session

Central European Time^ (GMT+1) / (GMT+2)

Normal

8:00am - 4:30pm

^ Lisbon uses Central European Time (CET) during the winter as standard time, which is GMT+1, and Central European Summer Time (CEST) during the summer as daylight saving time, which is GMT+2.

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Normal

3:00pm - 11:30pm (Standard)

2:00pm - 10:30pm (Daylight Saving)

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

Switzerland Market

Local Time

Session

Central European Time^ (GMT+1) / (GMT+2)

Normal

9:30am - 5:30pm

^ Switzerland uses Central European Time (CET) during the winter as standard time, which is GMT+1, and Central European Summer Time (CEST) during the summer as daylight saving time, which is GMT+2.

Hong Kong Time**

Session

Hong Kong Time (GMT+08:00)

Normal

4:30pm - 12:30am (Standard)

3:30pm - 11:30pm (Daylight Saving)

** Hong Kong Time is provided for reference only.

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