Sydney
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 07:00–16:00 (Sydney)
Sri Lanka
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FOREX
Forex sessions
Closed
Forex market
- Week opens
- — (Sun 17:00 New York)
- Week closes
- — (Fri 17:00 New York)
Times in Sri Lanka time.
Tokyo
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 09:00–18:00 (Tokyo)
London
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 08:00–17:00 (London)
New York
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 08:00–17:00 (New York)
London – New York overlap
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
The busiest hours of the forex day, when both London and New York are open.
STOCK MARKETS
Stock market hours
Weekdays only. Times in Sri Lanka time. Public holidays are not included.
NYSE / Nasdaq
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 09:30–16:00 (New York)
London (LSE)
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 08:00–16:30 (London)
Frankfurt (Xetra)
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 09:00–17:30 (Frankfurt)
Tokyo (TSE)
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 09:00–11:30, 12:30–15:30 (Tokyo)
Hong Kong (HKEX)
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 09:30–12:00, 13:00–16:00 (Hong Kong)
Colombo (CSE)
ClosedSri Lanka time: —
Local 09:30–14:30 (Colombo)
TODAY
24-hour timeline (Sri Lanka time)
Sydney (FX)
Tokyo (FX)
London (FX)
New York (FX)
London–NY overlap
NYSE / Nasdaq
London (LSE)
Frankfurt (Xetra)
Tokyo (TSE)
Hong Kong (HKEX)
Colombo (CSE)
Red line = now. Gaps inside a row are lunch breaks. Public holidays are not included.
REFERENCE
Usual market hours in Sri Lanka time
Exact times change with daylight saving; the live times above are always current.
| Market | Local hours | January | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forex week | Sun 17:00 – Fri 17:00 (New York) | Mon 03:30 – Sat 03:30 | Mon 02:30 – Sat 02:30 |
| Sydney session | 07:00 – 16:00 | 01:30 – 10:30 | 02:30 – 11:30 |
| Tokyo session | 09:00 – 18:00 | 05:30 – 14:30 | 05:30 – 14:30 |
| London session | 08:00 – 17:00 | 13:30 – 22:30 | 12:30 – 21:30 |
| New York session | 08:00 – 17:00 | 18:30 – 03:30 (next day) | 17:30 – 02:30 (next day) |
| NYSE / Nasdaq | 09:30 – 16:00 | 20:00 – 02:30 (next day) | 19:00 – 01:30 (next day) |
| London (LSE) | 08:00 – 16:30 | 13:30 – 22:00 | 12:30 – 21:00 |
| Frankfurt (Xetra) | 09:00 – 17:30 | 13:30 – 22:00 | 12:30 – 21:00 |
| Tokyo (TSE) | 09:00 – 11:30, 12:30 – 15:30 | 05:30 – 08:00, 09:00 – 12:00 | 05:30 – 08:00, 09:00 – 12:00 |
| Hong Kong (HKEX) | 09:30 – 12:00, 13:00 – 16:00 | 07:00 – 09:30, 10:30 – 13:30 | 07:00 – 09:30, 10:30 – 13:30 |
| Colombo (CSE) | 09:30 – 14:30 | 09:30 – 14:30 | 09:30 – 14:30 |
January and July columns are in Sri Lanka time. Stock markets trade on weekdays only. Public holidays are not included.