Market Opening & Closing Time
The various Stock Index begin to trade when their respective markets are open & continue to trade until these markets close on Friday.
The following time table displays the time when various Stock Index are open for trading.
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MetaTrader 4 Server time - GMT +2 (All Times Below are GMT +2)
INDICES Instrument | Monday Open | Friday Close |
Australia 200 | 1:05 | 22:55 |
EU Stocks 50 | 9:05 | 22:55 |
France 40 | 1:05 | 23:00 |
Germany 30 | 1:05 | 23:00 |
Hong Kong 50 | 3:20 | 17:40 |
Italy 40 | 10:05 | 18:35 |
Japan 225 | 1:05 | 23:55 |
Netherlands 25 | 1:05 | 23:10 |
Spain 35 | 10:05 | 20:55 |
Switzerland 20 | 9:05 | 22:55 |
UK 100 | 1:05 | 23:10 |
US500 | 1:05 | 23:55 |
US Tec 100 | 1:05 | 23:55 |
Wall Street 30 | 1:05 | 23:55 |
Description of the Stock Indices Represented by the above Symbols
Australia 200 - ASX200
EU Stocks 50 - EUROSTOXX 50
France 40 - CAC40
Germany 30 - DAX30
Hong Kong 50 - HangSeng50
Italy 40 - FTSEMIB40
Japan 225 - Nikkei225
Netherlands 25 - AEX25
Spain 35 - IBEX35
Switzerland 20 - SMI20
UK100 - FTSE100
US500 - S&P 500
US Tec 100 - NASDAQ 100
Wall Street 30 - DowJones30
Just like forex the market indices are available for trading 24 hours throughout the 5 trading days, the only difference is that indices open for trading on Monday and not on Sunday like Forex - Otherwise from Monday open a trader can trade these instruments throughout the week any time until the Friday market closing time.
Best Time to Trade Stock Indices
For market indices the best time to trade when there is a lot of trading opportunities is during the European Market Opening Hours & the USA Markets Opening Hours.
This is between 0700 and 2200 GMT Time. This is when the market moves the most points giving traders the best time to catch a profitable market move to trade.
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