What are IG’s Christmas trading hours?

Entry posted by MongiIG in Festive Period Trading Hours December 20, 2021

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What are IG’s Christmas trading hours?

During the festive period there will be some changes to our normal opening hours*. All times listed are in AEDT.

Thursday 23 December	Normal trading
Friday 24 December	US index futures close at 9am, along with most other out-of hours markets. US shares closed, early close in some equity markets. Early close on Australian shares(14:00).
Saturday 25 December	FX & Crypto closes at 9am
Sunday 26 December	Weekend Trading, including cryptos (19.00 Open)
Monday 27 December	AU shares closed, most other markets regular hours
Tuesday 28 December	AU shares closed, most other markets regular hours
Wednesday 29 December	Normal trading
Thursday 30 December	Normal trading
Friday 31 December	Early close on Australian shares(14:00).
Saturday 1 January	FX & Crypto and out-of-hours markets close at 9am.
Sunday 2 January	Weekend Trading, including cryptos (19.00 Open)
Monday 3 January	AU shares closed, most other markets regular hours
Tuesday 4 January	Normal trading

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

Indices

Market	Friday 24 Dec	Monday 27 Dec	Tuesday 28 Dec	Friday 31 Dec	Monday 3 Jan
FTSE® 100	Futures close 11.50pm	Closed Quoted out-of-hours	Closed Quoted out-of-hours	Futures close 11.50pm Quoted out-of-hours 11.50pm-9am Saturday morning	Closed
Wall Street US 500 US Tech 100 US Russell 2000 FANG index	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
Germany 40	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Closed,quoted out-of-hours until 9am Saturday morning	Normal hours
France 40	Futures close 00.05am Saturday morning	Normal hours	Normal hours	Futures close 00.05am, quoted out-of-hours 00.05am-9am(Saturday morning)	Normal hours
EU Stocks 50	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Closed,quoted out-of-hours until 9am Saturday morning	Normal hours
Italy 40	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Closed,quoted out-of-hours until 9am Saturday morning	Normal hours
Netherlands 25	Futures close 00.05am Saturday morning	Normal hours	Normal hours	Futures close 00.05am, quoted out-of-hours 00.05am-9am(Saturday morning)	Normal hours
Spain 35	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Closed,quoted out-of-hours until 9am Saturday morning	Normal hours
Sweden 30	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Closed,quoted out-of-hours until 9am Saturday morning	Normal hours
Switzerland Blue Chip	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Closed,quoted out-of-hours until 9am Saturday morning	Normal hours
Japan 225	Futures close 8.15am(Saturday morning)	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
Hong Kong HS50 China H-Shares	Early close 3pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours	Early close 3pm Quoted out-of-hours 3pm-9am Saturday morning	Normal hours
Australia 200	Early close 2:10pm	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Closed, quoted out-of-hours	Early close 2.30pm Quoted out-of-hours 2.30pm-9am Saturday morning	Closed
Singapore Blue Chip	Futures close 8.15am Saturday morning	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
South Africa 40	Normal hours	Closed,quoted out-of-hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
Volatility Index	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours

Shares

Market	Friday 24 Dec	Monday 27 Dec	Tuesday 28 Dec	Friday 31 Dec	Monday 3 Jan
US shares	Closed	Open	Open	Open	Open
UK shares	Early close at 11.30pm	Closed	Closed	Early close at 11.30pm	Closed
French shares	Early close at 00.05am Saturday morning	Open	Open	Early close at 00.05am Saturday morning	Open
German shares	Closed	Open	Open	Closed	Open
Spanish shares	Closed	Open	Open	Closed	Open
AU shares	Early close at 2.10pm	Closed	Closed	Early close at 2.10pm	Closed
NZ shares	Early close at 11am	Closed	Closed	Early close at 11am	Closed
HK shares	Early close at 3.10pm	Closed	Open	Early close at 3.10pm	Open
JP shares	Open	Open	Open	Closed	Closed
SGX shares	Early close at 3.16pm	Open	Open	Early close at 3.16pm	Open

Commodities

Market	Friday 24 Dec	Monday 27 Dec	Tuesday 28 Dec	Friday 31 Dec	Monday 3 Jan
US energies	Closed	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times
UK energies	Early close 00:00am Saturday morning	Normal Close Times (except for Emissions which are closed)	Normal Close Times (except for Emissions which are closed)	Early close 7am(Saturday morning)	Normal Close Times (except for Emissions which are closed)
US metals	Closed	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times
US CBOT Commodities	Closed	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times
US NYBOT commodities	Closed	Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa opens late at 11.30pm	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times	Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa opens late at 11.30pm
UK Commodities	Closed	Closed	Normal Close Times	Normal Close Times	Closed

Interest rates

Market	Friday 24 Dec	Monday 27 Dec	Tuesday 28 Dec	Friday 31 Dec	Monday 3 Jan
US rates	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours	Normal hours
UK rates	Early close 11.15pm	Closed	Closed	Early close 11.15pm	Closed
European rates	Closed	Normal hours	Normal hours	Closed	Normal hours

We have tried to make this information as accurate as possible, but it is intended for guidance only and is subject to change. Please contact our Helpdesk on 0800 409 6789 for the latest information. What are IG's Christmas trading hours market details.

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Ikechukwu 21

Posted December 24, 2021

Please confirm closing times . UK shares says closing time is 11.30 pm but shares normally close at 4.30pm do you mean 11.30am?? Please sort out your AMs from your PMs if so!!

UK shares

Early close at 11.30pm

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MongiIG 415

Posted December 24, 2021

6 hours ago, Ikechukwu said:

Please confirm closing times . UK shares says closing time is 11.30 pm but shares normally close at 4.30pm do you mean 11.30am?? Please sort out your AMs from your PMs if so!!

UK shares Early close at 11.30pm

Hi @Ikechukwu

Thanks for reaching out. As stated on the blog: All times listed are in AEDT.

UK shares early close Friday 24th and 31st December 2021 at 12:30pm (UK time) which is 11:30pm (AEDT). GMT +11 difference.

Friday 24th December 2021 time below:

Friday 31st December 2021 time below:

Hope this will help!

All the best and happy holidays!

MongiIG

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