Sydney session — kicks off the week
The Sydney session opens at 22:00 UTC on Sunday and is typically the quietest. Best for AUD/USD, NZD/USD, AUD/JPY. Spreads can widen during the first hour as liquidity ramps up.
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Session guide
The four major forex sessions
Tokyo session — Asian liquidity
Tokyo opens at 00:00 UTC. JPY pairs see their highest activity here · USD/JPY, AUD/JPY, GBP/JPY. Bank of Japan announcements typically land near the open.
London session — the volume engine
London opens at 08:00 UTC and historically accounts for around 35% of daily FX volume. EUR, GBP and CHF pairs see the tightest spreads. Most institutional flow lands here.
New York session — the overlap volatility
New York opens at 13:00 UTC, overlapping with London for four hours. This is the most volatile window of the day for EUR/USD, GBP/USD and gold. US data releases land at 12:30–14:30 UTC.
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Hours by market
ForexSun 22:00 → Fri 22:00 UTC
24×5 continuous · closes at weekend after Fri 22:00 UTC
Metals (gold, silver, platinum)Mon 01:00 → Fri 23:00 UTC
Daily 1-hour maintenance break around 22:00 UTC
Energies (oil, gas)Mon 01:00 → Fri 23:00 UTC
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IndicesAligns with the underlying exchange · futures trade extended hours
S&P, NAS, DAX, FTSE futures · weeknight 22:15→22:30 UTC daily break
Share CFDsEach share trades during its primary exchange's market hours
US listings 13:30→20:00 UTC, LSE 08:00→16:30 UTC, Tokyo 00:00→06:00 UTC
Crypto24 / 7 — never closes
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