World Stock Market Hours in Eastern Time: When Global Markets Open in EST
Most international stock markets trade while New York is closed. If you follow foreign stocks, global indexes or US-listed country funds, it helps to know when each market opens in your own time zone.
This guide converts regular trading hours to US Eastern Time. EDT applies from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. EST applies the rest of the year. In 2026, US clocks fall back on Sunday, November 1.
Global stock market hours in Eastern Time
The table lists regular continuous-trading hours. Times marked "prior day" happen on the US evening before the local trading date.
| Market | Local hours | In EST (winter) | In EDT (summer) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (ASX) | 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. | 6:00 PM–12:00 AM (prior day) | 8:00 PM–2:00 AM (prior day) |
| Japan (Tokyo, Nikkei 225) | 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | 7:00 PM–1:30 AM (prior day) | 8:00 PM–2:30 AM (prior day) |
| South Korea (KOSPI) | 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | 7:00 PM–1:30 AM (prior day) | 8:00 PM–2:30 AM (prior day) |
| Hong Kong (Hang Seng) | 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. | 8:30 PM–3:00 AM (prior day) | 9:30 PM–4:00 AM (prior day) |
| Mainland China (Shanghai) | 9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. | 8:30 PM–2:00 AM (prior day) | 9:30 PM–3:00 AM (prior day) |
| India (NSE, BSE) | 9:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m. | 10:45 PM–5:00 AM (prior day) | 11:45 PM–6:00 AM (prior day) |
| United Kingdom (London, FTSE 100) | 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | 3:00 AM–11:30 AM | 3:00 AM–11:30 AM |
| Germany (Xetra, DAX) | 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. | 3:00 AM–11:30 AM | 3:00 AM–11:30 AM |
| United States (NYSE, Nasdaq) | 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. ET | 9:30 AM–4:00 PM | 9:30 AM–4:00 PM |
The Australia row needs care because Sydney also uses daylight saving time, in the opposite season. The EST column shows the November-to-March period, when Sydney is on daylight time. The EDT column shows April to early October, when it is not. See the ASX guide below for the transition weeks.
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai also pause for a lunch break. The table shows the full span of the day, not the break.
Why Asian market times move when US clocks change
Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, mainland China and India do not observe daylight saving time. Their local opening times stay fixed all year. When the US falls back on November 1, 2026, each of those openings arrives one hour earlier on an Eastern Time clock.
For example, Seoul's 9:00 a.m. open is 8:00 PM EDT in October and 7:00 PM EST after November 1.
Why Europe has two odd weeks each year
The UK and the EU change clocks on the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October. The US changes on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November. In the gap between those dates, London and Frankfurt sit four hours ahead of New York instead of five.
During those weeks the London and Frankfurt opens move to 4:00 AM ET and their closes move to 12:30 PM ET. The next gaps are October 25 to November 1, 2026, and March 14 to March 28, 2027.
A Sunday-night start for the trading week
Because Asia is ahead of New York, the global trading week starts on Sunday evening in the US. Sydney opens around 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET on Sunday, depending on the season, and Tokyo and Seoul follow shortly after. A news event over a US weekend is usually reflected first in Asian prices on Sunday night.
Guides for each market
- When does the KOSPI open in EST?
- When does the Nikkei open in EST?
- When does the Hang Seng open in EST?
- When does the Shanghai stock market open in EST?
- When does the Indian stock market open in EST?
- When does the ASX open in EST?
- When does the London Stock Exchange open in EST?
- When does the DAX open in EST?
For US session times, including pre-market and after-hours trading, see our stock market hours page. For US closures, see the stock market holiday calendar.
Check before you trade
Exchanges publish their own holiday calendars and occasionally change session times. A broker's platform may also offer narrower hours than the exchange itself. Confirm the schedule on the exchange's website, and with your broker, before placing an order on a foreign market.
Published October 19, 2026. Times reflect each exchange's published regular session as of that date. Educational information only, not investment advice.