During the festive period, our helpdesk is closed on Christmas and New Year's Day. There'll also be some changes to our normal trading hours, as follows:
| Date | Market hours (Dubai time) |
Wednesday 24 December 2025 |
European indices closed UK half day, closes 4.30pm US Shares close early at 10pm Early close early at 10.05 pm for Cotton, Arabica Coffee, New York Cocoa, Lumber, Orange Juice and Grains VIX, US indices, Rates, Bonds and Livestock close early at 10:15 pm US Energies and Metals close early at 10.45 pm |
Thursdsy 25 December 2025 |
All markets are closed |
Friday 26 December 2025 |
FX markets reopen at 1am Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 3am UK markets are closed (except for Brent Crude, ICE WTI, Heating Oil and London Gas Oil which will follow regular hours) Hong Kong and Australian markets are closed. European indices are closed and will be quoted out-of-hours NY Coffee, NY Cocoa, NY Sugar and Cotton open late at 4.30pm Grains and livestock reopen at 6.30pm |
Wednesday 31 December 2025 |
UK equities close early at 4.30pm Gilts and 3m-SONIA stop trading at 4.15pm The FTSE 100 Index will be quoted out-of-hours from 4.50pm Brent Crude, ICE WTI, London Gas Oil close at midnight UK and EU natural gas stop trading at 9pm London Cocoa closes at 8.55pm, Robusta Coffee at 9.30pm, and London Sugar at 10pm |
Thursday 1 January 2026 |
All markets are closed |
Friday 2 January 2026 |
Japanese markets are closed FX markets reopen at 1am Out-of-hours markets, US rates, US metals, US energies and the VIX reopen at 3am Grains open at 6.30pm Normal trading hours resume in other markets |
Saturday 3 January 2026 |
Japanese markets are closed |
We’ve tried to make this information as accurate as possible, but it’s intended for guidance only and is subject to change.
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