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The forex market is open.
The four sessions in your local time (UTC), which are open right now, and the year’s holidays that thin liquidity.
Your local time
07:46 PM
Tuesday, September 22 · updates every 30 s
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SydneyAUD, NZD most active
Closedopens 09:00 PM
TokyoJPY, AUD most active
Closedopens Wed 12:00 AM
LondonLargest session by volume
Closedopens Wed 07:00 AM
New YorkOverlaps London for four hours
Opencloses 09:00 PM
Session hours follow local business hours in each centre (Sydney 07:00–16:00, Tokyo 09:00–18:00, London 08:00–17:00, New York 08:00–17:00) and shift with daylight saving. Crypto trades 24/7; indices and shares follow their exchanges.
Holidays 2026
Days that thin the market
Forex rarely closes outright, but on these dates liquidity drops and spreads widen. Exchange-traded instruments close with their exchange.
| Date | Holiday | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | New Year’s Day | Most markets closed; thin FX liquidity |
| 19 Jan | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (US) | US exchanges closed; FX open, thinner |
| 16 Feb | Presidents’ Day (US) | US exchanges closed; FX open, thinner |
| 3 Apr | Good Friday | Most exchanges closed; FX and metals thin or closed |
| 6 Apr | Easter Monday (UK, EU) | European exchanges closed |
| 25 May | Memorial Day (US) | US exchanges closed; FX open, thinner |
| 19 Jun | Juneteenth (US) | US exchanges closed |
| 3 Jul | Independence Day observed (US) | US exchanges closed; early closes on 2 Jul |
| 7 Sep | Labor Day (US) | US exchanges closed; FX open, thinner |
| 26 Nov | Thanksgiving (US) | US exchanges closed; early close 27 Nov |
| 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Most markets closed |
| 28 Dec | Boxing Day observed (UK) | London exchanges closed |