Exchange identity
single-session exchange with early-close risk
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is modeled in Sydney, Australia, with exchange-local zone Australia/Sydney, currency AUD, and 1 regular session window.
ASX
Australian Securities Exchange market hours and open-now status
Check ASX trading hours, open-now status, and how the Australian cash session maps into Asia, Europe, and North America.
Closed
Next open Friday, Nov 6 · 10:00 AMRegular-session model; refresh near boundaries and confirm official exchange notices.Schedule reviewed Apr 30, 2026. Regular sessions and recurring closures are content-reviewed; the live open/closed badge is computed from the exchange timezone. This page is not investment or trading advice and should be checked against official exchange notices before trading.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 1:13 PM UTC.
Live market countdown
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Opens at (market local)
Friday, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM
Australia/Sydney
In your local timezone
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Regular session: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Sydney time
Client countdowns use the regular-session model from the server snapshot; refresh near open/close boundaries and verify official exchange notices for half-days, halts, or emergency changes.
Regular-session scope
ASX hours, timezone, and caveats
Regular session model
Regular session10:00 AM-4:00 PM local (6h)
Trading days are modeled as Monday-Friday in Sydney, Australia. The session clock is evaluated in the exchange timezone, not the viewer’s browser timezone.
Modeled session windows
1
Modeled regular time
6h
Trading weekdays
5
Session interpretation
ASX times are shown in the exchange timezone, Australia/Sydney. Daylight-saving changes are handled through the IANA zone database. When the exchange changes offset, converted city times can shift even though the local exchange session label stays the same.
Holiday and special-session limits
The model includes curated full-day closures from ASX / cash-market calendar. It does not model a separate lunch break for this exchange. Half-days, opening/closing auctions, pre-market or after-hours trading, halts, severe-weather arrangements, and emergency notices should be checked with the exchange before trading.
Next tracked closures
New Year's Day
Thu, Jan 1, 2026Full-day closure for New Year's Day.
Australia Day
Mon, Jan 26, 2026Full-day closure for Australia Day.
Good Friday
Fri, Apr 3, 2026Full-day closure for Good Friday.
Easter Monday
Mon, Apr 6, 2026Full-day closure for Easter Monday.
What this page intentionally excludes
Pre-market and after-hours sessions
Opening and closing auctions
Half-days and ad-hoc short sessions
Trading halts, weather notices, and emergencies
The page is optimized for regular-session planning and timezone conversion. It should not be used as a trading instruction, brokerage clock, or substitute for the official exchange notice feed.
Official sources: ASX cash-market trading hours and ASX / cash-market calendar. This is a scheduling reference, not investment or trading advice.
Market evidence
Why this ASX market page is retained
This page is kept because the exchange has enough modeled and source-visible signals to answer an hours query without pretending to be a broker screen: exchange identity, official source trail, calendar coverage, city conversions, overlap context, and a visible planning boundary.
Evidence score
12/12
asx.com.au
Official source trail
1 source host
Visible source hosts: asx.com.au. They define the boundary for hours, holidays, early closes, and special notices.
Calendar coverage
8 full closures, 2 half-days
The forward 12-month model estimates 253 regular trading days and 30h of regular trading per week before holiday/half-day adjustments.
Live-status boundary
closed at snapshot
ASX was closed at render time; the next modeled regular open is Friday, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM.
Conversion risk
DST-sensitive conversions
Australia/Sydney observes seasonal DST in the forward model, so viewer-city conversions can move even when the exchange-local session stays fixed.
Use-case coverage
10 city views, 4 overlap peers
2 other tracked markets were open at the page snapshot. City and overlap cards support planning, not trading recommendations.
Market workflow
How to use ASX hours without over-reading the page
These notes make the page more specific to ASX while keeping the boundary clear: regular sessions, modeled closures, and local-time planning are covered; investment advice, instrument calendars, execution cutoffs, and emergency notices are not.
Open-now checks
ASX is closed in the page snapshot. Use the next-open timer for planning, then confirm unusual closures or notices on ASX cash-market trading hours.
Session model
ASX is a single-session exchange with early-close risk; the regular window is simpler than a split-session exchange, but auctions and extended phases remain outside this model.
Calendar pressure
ASX has 8 tracked full-day closures and 2 tracked half-days in the forward window, against about 253 regular trading days (3.1% of trading days).
DST and city conversions
Anchor the exchange session to Australia/Sydney; converted times for New York City, Los Angeles, London can shift when either side changes DST.
Best comparison workflow
Compare ASX with NYSE, Nasdaq, LSE, JPX Tokyo when you need overlap minutes; use a city card when you need a local open/close answer.
Travel and operations handoff
Australia has an airport-country page, useful when a market-hours check turns into a travel or arrival-side local-time question.
Market-specific dossier
What makes this ASX page different
This dossier binds ASX to its exchange-local timezone, regular session model, official source trail, forward closure density, city translations, and cross-market overlap set.
Exchange identity
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX); Sydney, Australia; currency AUD; tags australia market, asx hours, sydney exchange
Modeled session anatomy
weekday model 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; regular window 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; phases Regular session 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM local; weekly regular load 30h 0m
Forward calendar density
8 full-day closures; 2 half-day sessions; 253 estimated regular trading days; 3.1% of trading days closed
Upcoming calendar examples
Christmas Day on Fri, Dec 25, 2026; Boxing Day (observed) on Fri, Dec 25, 2026; New Year's Day on Fri, Jan 1, 2027; Australia Day on Tue, Jan 26, 2027; Good Friday on Fri, Mar 26, 2027; Easter Monday on Mon, Mar 29, 2027; Anzac Day (observed) on Mon, Apr 26, 2027; King's Birthday on Mon, Jun 14, 2027
Cross-market comparison set
NYSE: No same-day cash-session overlap (No overlap); Nasdaq: No same-day cash-session overlap (No overlap); LSE: No same-day cash-session overlap (No overlap); JPX Tokyo: No same-day cash-session overlap (No overlap)
Major city translations
New York City: 06:00 PM to 12:00 AM (-16h); Los Angeles: 03:00 PM to 09:00 PM (-19h); London: 11:00 PM to 05:00 AM (-11h); Paris: 12:00 AM to 06:00 AM (-10h); Mumbai: 04:30 AM to 10:30 AM (-5h 30m); Singapore: 07:00 AM to 01:00 PM (-3h); Tokyo: 08:00 AM to 02:00 PM (-2h); Sydney: 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM (+0h)
Live snapshot boundary
snapshot date 2026-11-06; snapshot closed; snapshot next open Friday, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM
Source and model boundaries
Sources used for ASX hours
Official schedule source
ASX cash-market trading hourshttps://www.asx.com.au/markets/market-resources/trading-hours-calendar/cash-market-trading-hours
Holiday calendar source
ASX / cash-market calendarTracked closure calendar for the major Australian public holidays and exchange closures. State-specific notes and special announcements should still be confirmed on the official ASX calendar.
Timezone model
Australia/Sydney · GMT+11 · UTC+11:00
Exchange-local time observes seasonal DST in the forward model.
Scope boundary
Regular sessions and modeled closures
Pre-market, after-hours, auctions, halts, emergency notices, instrument-level calendars, and broker execution cutoffs are intentionally not modeled.
Official-source checkpoints
What to verify on ASX before using the clock operationally
The live clock is designed for schedule planning. These exchange-specific checkpoints keep the page precise without turning market-hours content into trading, legal, or broker execution advice.
Sydney cash-market model
The ASX page models the regular cash-market window in Australia/Sydney. Pre-open, open auction, closing single price auction, and after-hours phases are source-check items.
Check ASX cash-market trading hoursHalf-day close caveat
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve can use shortened cash-market schedules when they fall on weekdays, so those early-close rows are surfaced separately from full closures.
Check ASX cash-market trading hoursMarket planning depth
How to use ASX hours without over-reading them
Market pages are strongest when the exchange-local clock, session windows, official closure calendar, and city examples stay visibly separate from trading advice.
Session anatomy
Australian Securities Exchange uses Australia/Sydney as the exchange-local timezone for Sydney, Australia. The page models Regular session from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, denominated in AUD.
Next action window
ASX is closed and the next regular open is Friday, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM.
Closure source boundary
Upcoming closure examples include New Year's Day (Thu, Jan 1, 2026), Australia Day (Mon, Jan 26, 2026), and Good Friday (Fri, Apr 3, 2026). Closure logic is tied to ASX cash-market trading hours, not inferred from country holidays alone.
Best comparison markets
The exchanges worth lining up against ASX are NYSE, Nasdaq, LSE, and JPX Tokyo — compare them on session overlap, not just on a shared business hour.
Major-city use cases
Cities already modeled against this exchange clock include New York City, Los Angeles, London, and Paris, which helps readers translate ASX hours into local working time — reference framing, not investment advice.
Trading-calendar density
ASX has 8 tracked full-day closures plus 2 tracked half-day sessions across the forward 12-month window, against an estimated 253 regular trading days. That is roughly 3.1% of trading days. Half-day sessions, opening or closing auctions, halts, and emergency notices remain on ASX cash-market trading hours.
Session phases reference
ASX session phases captured in the model: Regular session 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM local. Pre-market, post-market, and auction windows are not modeled here; check ASX cash-market trading hours for those phases before trading.
Concurrent-market depth
ASX is currently in session alongside LSE and Euronext Paris. Concurrent venues share live trading minutes, so they are the natural cross-listing or hand-off references for monitoring.
Parallel-market handoff
ASX is most often compared with JPX Tokyo because the two exchanges share a region, currency, or session window. The differences worth checking are listing universe, regulator, and any session boundaries that split between auctions and continuous trading.
Weekly trading load
ASX carries about 30h of regular trading per week across 1 session window per day, before holiday closures and any half-day sessions. Australia/Sydney observes seasonal DST, so converted viewer-local times can shift by an hour twice a year even though this weekly total stays constant.
Official calendar checkpoints
Official hours source: https://www.asx.com.au/markets/market-resources/trading-hours-calendar/cash-market-trading-hours Holiday calendar source: https://www.asx.com.au/markets/market-resources/trading-hours-calendar/cash-market-trading-hours Tracked closure calendar for the major Australian public holidays and exchange closures. State-specific notes and special announcements should still be confirmed on the official ASX calendar. Manual checkpoints: Sydney cash-market model (ASX cash-market trading hours); Half-day close caveat (ASX cash-market trading hours). These links are the boundary for special notices, unscheduled closures, and exchange-specific rule changes.
Half-day sensitivity
Tracked shortened sessions include Christmas Eve on Thu, Dec 24, 2026, early close 2:10 PM; New Year's Eve on Thu, Dec 31, 2026, early close 2:10 PM; New Year's Eve on Fri, Dec 31, 2027, early close 2:10 PM. These are schedule warnings, not trading advice.
Trading boundary: this page reports market-session timing and holiday-source context. It does not provide investment, tax, legal, or broker execution advice.
Session phases reference
ASX session windows in Australia/Sydney
These are the regular-session windows tracked for ASX, expressed in the exchange-local clock. Pre-market, post-market, opening or closing auctions, and other phase windows are not modeled here and should be checked on ASX cash-market trading hours.
Regular session
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM local
23:00 - 05:00 UTC
6h window
Regular continuous session only; pre-market, post-market, and auction phases are outside this model.
Weekly regular-session load: about 30h 0m across 5 trading days per week. Australia/Sydney observes seasonal DST, so converted viewer-local times shift twice a year.
Year-of-trading-calendar
ASX closures across the next 12 months
The forward 12-month sweep returned 8 tracked full-day closures and 2 tracked half-day sessions against an estimated 253 regular trading days (3.1% of trading days). Auction-only days, halts, and emergency notices are not modeled — confirm them on ASX / cash-market calendar.
Full-day closures
8
Half-day sessions
2
Early-close days in the next 12 months
Estimated trading days
253
3.1% of trading days closed
December 2026
- Christmas DayDec 25, 2026
- Boxing Day (observed)Dec 25, 2026
January 2027
- New Year's DayJan 1, 2027
- Australia DayJan 26, 2027
March 2027
- Good FridayMar 26, 2027
- Easter MondayMar 29, 2027
April 2027
- Anzac Day (observed)Apr 26, 2027
June 2027
- King's BirthdayJun 14, 2027
Half-day sessions
Scheduled early-close trading days in the next 12 months. Times are exchange-local (Australia/Sydney). Confirm against ASX / cash-market calendar before relying on these for execution.
Christmas Eve
ASX cash market closing single price auction runs at 14:10 Sydney time on Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday.
Thu, Dec 24, 2026
Early close 2:10 PM
New Year's Eve
ASX cash market closing single price auction runs at 14:10 Sydney time on New Year's Eve when it falls on a weekday.
Thu, Dec 31, 2026
Early close 2:10 PM
Source: ASX / cash-market calendar. Trading-day count is an estimate from the modeled weekday schedule and does not subtract half-day sessions, halts, or short-notice closures.
Snapshot concurrent markets
Other markets in session at this page snapshot
These exchanges shared regular-session minutes with ASX when the page snapshot was rendered. Use this as a cross-market planning list, then confirm live status with each exchange page and official exchange notices near session boundaries.
Sydney, Australia
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Exchange-local live clock · snapshot date Friday, November 6, 2026
Timezone
GMT+11
Australia/Sydney · UTC+11:00
Regular schedule
Regular session: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Next open
Friday, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM
Snapshot current session
Market is closed
Why this page exists
ASX is the key Oceania session for Australian market hours and follow-the-sun coverage planning.
Official source: ASX cash-market trading hours
What time does ASX open in major cities?
These city-local pages are the fastest way to answer “what time does this exchange open where I am?”
New York City
United States
Regular session: 06:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -16h
Los Angeles
United States
Regular session: 03:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -19h
London
United Kingdom
Regular session: 11:00 PM to 05:00 AM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -11h
Paris
France
Regular session: 12:00 AM to 06:00 AM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -10h
Mumbai
India
Regular session: 04:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -5h 30m
Singapore
Singapore
Regular session: 07:00 AM to 01:00 PM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -3h
Tokyo
Japan
Regular session: 08:00 AM to 02:00 PM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -2h
Sydney
Australia
Regular session: 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: +0h
Exchange location
Sydney, Australia
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Beijing
China
21:13:53
Thursday, Nov 5 · GMT+8
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Upcoming closures
Next holiday shutdowns
Major recurring closures we track for ASX. Special notices, half-days, and emergency closures should still be checked on the official calendar.
New Year's Day
Full-day closure for New Year's Day.
Australia Day
Full-day closure for Australia Day.
Good Friday
Full-day closure for Good Friday.
Easter Monday
Full-day closure for Easter Monday.
Anzac Day (observed)
Anzac Day falls on a Saturday and is observed on the previous Friday.
Holiday closure calendar
This tracked calendar covers the exchange's major full-day closures so the open-now status and next open countdown stay trustworthy on market holidays.
Next tracked closure: Christmas Day
Fri, Dec 25, 2026
New Year's Day
Thu, Jan 1, 2026
Full-day closure for New Year's Day.
Australia Day
Mon, Jan 26, 2026
Full-day closure for Australia Day.
Good Friday
Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Full-day closure for Good Friday.
Easter Monday
Mon, Apr 6, 2026
Full-day closure for Easter Monday.
Anzac Day (observed)
Fri, Apr 24, 2026
Anzac Day falls on a Saturday and is observed on the previous Friday.
Source: ASX / cash-market calendar. This calendar is focused on major recurring closures and is not a substitute for the exchange's current special notices.
ASX overlap with other exchanges
Overlap
ASX vs NYSE
ASX and NYSE do not share a live regular-session window on the next common trading day, so teams usually rely on hand-offs rather than simultaneous cash-market trading.
Overlap
ASX vs Nasdaq
ASX and Nasdaq do not share a live regular-session window on the next common trading day, so teams usually rely on hand-offs rather than simultaneous cash-market trading.
Overlap
ASX vs LSE
ASX and LSE do not share a live regular-session window on the next common trading day, so teams usually rely on hand-offs rather than simultaneous cash-market trading.
Overlap
ASX vs JPX Tokyo
ASX and JPX Tokyo do not share a live regular-session window on the next common trading day, so teams usually rely on hand-offs rather than simultaneous cash-market trading.
Frequently asked questions
- What hours is the ASX open?
- Regular session runs 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM local Sydney time (Australia/Sydney).
- Is the ASX open today?
- ASX was not open at the page snapshot. The live badge and countdown above update in the browser; the next modeled regular session opens Friday, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM.
- When does the ASX close for holidays in 2027?
- ASX has 6 tracked full-day closures in 2027: New Year's Day on Fri, Jan 1, 2027; Australia Day on Tue, Jan 26, 2027; Good Friday on Fri, Mar 26, 2027; Easter Monday on Mon, Mar 29, 2027. Source: ASX / cash-market calendar. 2 tracked half-day sessions fall in the next 12 months — see the trading-calendar card above. Special notices remain on the official exchange calendar.
- What's the difference between ASX and JPX Tokyo?
- ASX (Australia/Sydney, AUD) and JPX Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo, JPY) operate on different exchange-local clocks. The pages keep the trading-hour math separate so users can compare session windows, currency, and listing universe without mixing the two calendars. See the ASX-vs-JPX Tokyo overlap card above for the cleanest live-window comparison.
- Does ASX observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Australia/Sydney observes seasonal DST, so converted local times in viewer cities can shift by an hour twice a year. The exchange-local session times stay the same; only the cross-zone conversion changes. Anchor calendar entries to Australia/Sydney, not a fixed UTC offset.