Market sessions clock

Which session is open now in your time zone and when gold and indices move most.

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Market sessions clock
Market sessions clockYour timeNow
Tokio / Tokyo09:00–18:00 JST—
London08:00–17:00 GMT/BST—
New York08:00–17:00 ET—

London–New York overlap: 08:00–11:00 ET.

When the market really moves

Gold and indices move most at the London open (8:00 London time), on US data (usually 8:30 and 10:00 New York time) and at the New York stock market open (9:30). The Asian night is usually quieter and spreads are wider.