Market Opening & Closing Time

The various 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
USA Tec 100	1:05	23:55
Wall Street 30	1:05	23:55

Description of the Stock Index 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 - IBEX 35

Switzerland 20 - SMI20

UK100 - FTSE100

US500 - S&P 500

USA 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 providing traders the best time to catch a profitable market move to trade.

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Market Opening & Closing Time

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Description of the Stock Index Represented by the above Symbols

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