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Easter Trading Changes 2026

The Easter holiday period brings temporary changes to market hours, including early closures and delayed openings for certain assets. To help you plan your trading activities and avoid unexpected interruptions, we’ve prepared a brief overview of the updated asset schedule.
Apr 02, 2026 3 min read

Holidays

3 Apr – Good Friday – Stock exchanges that will be closed: US/EU/Hong Kong (HK)

5 Apr – Easter Monday – Stock exchanges that will be closed: EU / for HK it is the day following Ching Ming Festival

6Apr – The day following Easter Monday – Stock exchanges that will be closed: HK

Timezone UTC

*All the following are subject to changes depending on market conditions

April, 2026                                                 

Commodities Thur 2nd Fri 3rd Mon 6th
Silver Normal Hours Closed Normal Hours
Gold Normal Hours Closed Normal Hours
WTI Normal Hours Closed Normal Hours
Brent Normal Hours Closed Normal Hours
NGas Normal Hours Closed Normal Hours
Copper Normal Hours Closed Normal Hours
Platinum *nonregs Normal Hours Closed Normal Hours
Paladium *nonregs Normal Hours Closed Normal Hours
Cocoa *nonregs Normal Hours Closed Late Open 11:30
Coffee *nonregs Normal Hours Closed Late Open 11:30
Cotton*nonregs Normal Hours Closed Normal Hours
Sugar *nonregs Normal Hours Closed Late Open 11:30
Wheat Normal Hours Closed Closed
Corn Normal Hours Closed Closed
Soya Normal Hours Closed Closed

       

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Indices Thur 2nd Fri 3rd Mon 6th
AUS 200 Early Close 13:00 Closed Closed
JP 225 Normal Hours Early Close 13:15 Normal Hours
US 100 Normal Hours Early Close 13:15 Normal Hours
US 500 Normal Hours Early Close 13:15 Normal Hours
US 2000 Normal Hours Early Close 13:15 Normal Hours
US 30 Normal Hours Early Close 13:15 Normal Hours
ESP 35 Normal Hours Closed Closed
UK 100 Normal Hours Closed Closed
HK 33 Normal Hours Closed Closed + Tuesday 22nd closed
GER 30 Normal Hours Closed Closed
FRA 40 Normal Hours Closed Closed
EU 50 Normal Hours Closed Closed
US30/JP225 *nonregs Normal Hours Early Close 13:15 Normal Hours
US100/JP225 *nonregs Normal Hours Early Close 13:15 Normal Hours
US500/JP225 *nonregs Normal Hours Early Close 13:15 Normal Hours

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Stocks/ ETFs

Friday  3rd:          

All US – EU – HK stocks are closed

Monday 5th:

US open
EU – HK closed

Tuesday 6th:

HK closed        

Forex        
Regular         

BO/TO/DO

-> open as usual and depending on market conditions they may close early and OTCs to come in place

FXOptions

-> open as usual and depending on market conditions they may close early 

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