What are IG's Easter trading hours

Please find our Good Friday / Easter trading hours below (all times SAST):

Friday 7 April	European and US equity markets are closed.
	24-hour indices are quoted until 15.15*. Forex closes at 11pm.
	European and US commodities closed.
	US interest rate and bonds close at 17.15. Non-US rates and bonds are closed for the day.
	The Volatility Index (VIX) closes early at 15.30.
Saturday 8 April	Weekend indices and cryptocurrencies open as normal
Sunday 9 April	Weekend indices and cryptocurrencies open as normal. Forex opens at 10pm. US and 24-hour indices quoted from 12pm
Monday 10 April	European equity markets are closed. European 24-hour indices will be quoted out of hours
Monday 10 April	US markets reopen
Tuesday 11 April	European markets re-open.

* Japan 225, Singapore Blue Chip and China A50 futures will close later in the evening.

Please note that Nonfarm Payrolls (NFPs) will be released on Good friday, prompting CME futures and rates to trade on a half day.

There will be no LBMA Gold FIX on 07/04 and 10/04

The following tables list the opening hours of our most popular markets over the coming holiday:

Indices
Shares
Commodities
Interest rates
Digital 100s

Market	Thur 6 Apr	Fri 7 Apr	Sun 9 Apr	Mon 10 Apr	Tue 11 Apr
FTSE® 100	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Wall Street	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Futures open at 12pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
US 500	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Futures open at 12pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
US Tech 100	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Futures open at 12pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
Germany 40	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
France 40	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
EU Stocks 50	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Italy 40	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Spain 35	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Netherlands 25	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Sweden 30	Early close at 12.55, quoted out-of-hours till 11pm	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Tokyo First Section	Normal hours	Open 01:45-08:15 & 09:30-22:30	Futures open at 12pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
Japan 225	Normal hours	Open 01:30-08:30 & 08:55-23:00	Futures open at 12pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
Hong Kong HS50	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
China H-Shares	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Australia 200	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
Singapore Blue Chip	Normal hours	Open 02:30-11:25 & 11:50-23:00	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Futures open at 02:30am	Normal hours
South Africa 40	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours
US Russell 2000	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Futures open at 12pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
Volatility Index	Normal hours	Closed, no out-of-hours quoting	Futures open at 12pm	Normal hours	Normal hours
China A50	Normal hours	Open 03:00-10:35 & 11:00-23:00	Quoted out-of-hours from 12pm	Futures open at 03:00am	Normal hours

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Market	Thur 6 April	Fri 7 April	Mon 10 Apr	Tue 11 Apr
US shares	Normal hours	Closed	Open as normal	Normal hours
UK shares	Normal hours	Closed	Closed	Normal hours
German shares	Normal hours	Closed	Closed	Normal hours
French shares	Normal hours	Closed	Closed	Normal hours

Market	Thur 6 Apr	Fri 7 Apr	Sun 9 Apr	Mon 10 Apr	Tue 11 Apr
US energies	Normal hours	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
UK energies	Normal hours	Closed	Normal hours (UK Nat Gas and Emissions closed)	Normal hours (UK Nat Gas and Emissions closed)	Normal hours
US metals	Normal hours	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
US CBOT commodities	Normal hours	Closed	—	Normal hours	Normal hours
US NYBOT commodities	Normal hours	Closed	—	Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar open late at 1:30pm	Normal hours
UK commodities	Normal hours	Closed	—	Closed	Normal hours

Mon 18 Apr:

Lumber regular opening
Livestock regular opening

Market	Thur 6 April	Fri 7 April	Sun 9 April	Mon 10 April	Tue 11 April
US rates	Normal hours	Closed	Open as normal	Open as normal	Normal hours
UK rates	Normal hours	Closed	—	Closed	Normal hours
European rates	Normal hours	Closed	—	Closed	Normal hours

Thur 6 April:

Weekly options and digital 100s will expire at their usual time, but a day early
Final 24hr FX expiry will be 4am on Friday morning, final 2hr FX expiry will be 6am Friday morning
5 min FX closes 6am Friday morning

Fri 7 Apr:

All digital 100s and options closed from 6am
Nikkei digital 100s open as usual

Sun 9 Apr:

Sprints and digital 100s open from usual times (if cash market open on Monday)

Mon 10 Apr:

US index and FX options open from 2.30pm. FX digital 100s open all day as usual

Tue 11 Apr:

European markets re-open

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