Exchange identity
split-session exchange day
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is modeled in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, with exchange-local zone Asia/Hong_Kong, currency HKD, and 2 regular session windows.
HKEX
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing market hours and open-now status
Follow Hong Kong cash-market hours, including the midday break, and see when HKEX opens and closes in major cities worldwide.
Closed
Next open Friday, Nov 6 · 09:30 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, 4:00 PM UTC.
Live market countdown
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Opens at (market local)
Friday, Nov 6 · 9:30 AM
Asia/Hong_Kong
In your local timezone
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Regular session: 9:30 AM–4:00 PM Hong Kong 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
HKEX hours, timezone, and caveats
Regular session model
Morning session9:30 AM-12:00 PM local (2h 30m)
Afternoon session1:00 PM-4:00 PM local (3h)
Trading days are modeled as Monday-Friday in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The session clock is evaluated in the exchange timezone, not the viewer’s browser timezone.
Modeled session windows
2
Modeled regular time
5h 30m
Trading weekdays
5
Session interpretation
HKEX times are shown in the exchange timezone, Asia/Hong_Kong. 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 HKEX / trading calendar. Midday breaks are represented as separate sessions. 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.
Good Friday
Fri, Apr 3, 2026Full-day closure for Good Friday.
Easter Monday
Mon, Apr 6, 2026Full-day closure for Easter Monday.
Labour Day
Fri, May 1, 2026Full-day closure for Labour Day.
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: HKEX securities-market trading hours and HKEX / trading calendar. This is a scheduling reference, not investment or trading advice.
Market evidence
Why this HKEX 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
hkex.com.hk
Official source trail
1 source host
Visible source hosts: hkex.com.hk. They define the boundary for hours, holidays, early closes, and special notices.
Calendar coverage
8 full closures, 3 half-days
The forward 12-month model estimates 253 regular trading days and 27h 30m of regular trading per week before holiday/half-day adjustments.
Live-status boundary
closed at snapshot
HKEX was closed at render time; the next modeled regular open is Friday, Nov 6 · 09:30 AM.
Conversion risk
stable exchange-local offset
Asia/Hong_Kong does not observe seasonal DST in the forward model; remaining conversion risk comes from the viewer city, not this exchange-local clock.
Use-case coverage
10 city views, 4 overlap peers
4 other tracked markets were open at the page snapshot. City and overlap cards support planning, not trading recommendations.
Market workflow
How to use HKEX hours without over-reading the page
These notes make the page more specific to HKEX 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
HKEX is closed in the page snapshot. Use the next-open timer for planning, then confirm unusual closures or notices on HKEX securities-market trading hours.
Session model
HKEX is a split-session exchange day; the midday break means an apparent same-day market window can contain a closed interval.
Calendar pressure
HKEX has 8 tracked full-day closures and 3 tracked half-days in the forward window, against about 253 regular trading days (3.1% of trading days).
DST and city conversions
Asia/Hong_Kong stays stable in the forward model, so converted-time drift usually comes from cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, London.
Best comparison workflow
Compare HKEX 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
Hong Kong 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 HKEX page different
This dossier binds HKEX to its exchange-local timezone, regular session model, official source trail, forward closure density, city translations, and cross-market overlap set.
Exchange identity
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX); Hong Kong, Hong Kong; currency HKD; tags hong kong market, hkex hours, asia stocks
Modeled session anatomy
weekday model 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; regular window 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM; phases Morning session 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM local; Afternoon session 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM local; weekly regular load 27h 30m
Forward calendar density
8 full-day closures; 3 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; Good Friday on Fri, Mar 26, 2027; Easter Monday on Mon, Mar 29, 2027; Labour Day (observed) on Fri, Apr 30, 2027; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day on Thu, Jul 1, 2027; National Day on Fri, Oct 1, 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: 1h 30m (05:00 to 06:30 UTC)
Major city translations
New York City: 08:30 PM to 11:00 PM (-13h); Los Angeles: 05:30 PM to 08:00 PM (-16h); London: 01:30 AM to 04:00 AM (-8h); Paris: 02:30 AM to 05:00 AM (-7h); Mumbai: 07:00 AM to 09:30 AM (-2h 30m); Singapore: 09:30 AM to 12:00 PM (+0h); Tokyo: 10:30 AM to 01:00 PM (+1h); Sydney: 12:30 PM to 03:00 PM (+3h)
Live snapshot boundary
snapshot date 2026-11-06; snapshot closed; snapshot next open Friday, Nov 6 · 09:30 AM
Source and model boundaries
Sources used for HKEX hours
Official schedule source
HKEX securities-market trading hourshttps://www.hkex.com.hk/Services/Trading-hours-and-Severe-Weather-Arrangements/Trading-Hours/Securities-Market
Holiday calendar source
HKEX / trading calendarTracked closure calendar for the main Hong Kong market holidays. Check the official HKEX schedule for special notices and exchange arrangements.
Timezone model
Asia/Hong_Kong · GMT+8 · UTC+08:00
Exchange-local time does not observe 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 HKEX 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.
Midday break and auction boundary
HKEX securities trading is modeled as morning and afternoon continuous sessions. Opening auctions, closing auctions, and product-specific windows are not treated as regular open-now time.
Check HKEX securities-market trading hoursWeather-arrangement caveat
Hong Kong severe-weather arrangements can alter normal exchange operations, so this page keeps a visible official-source boundary for typhoon or black-rainstorm cases.
Check HKEX trading hours and severe weather arrangementsMarket planning depth
How to use HKEX 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
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing uses Asia/Hong_Kong as the exchange-local timezone for Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The page models Morning session and Afternoon session from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM, denominated in HKD.
Next action window
HKEX is closed and the next regular open is Friday, Nov 6 · 09:30 AM.
Closure source boundary
Upcoming closure examples include New Year's Day (Thu, Jan 1, 2026), Good Friday (Fri, Apr 3, 2026), and Easter Monday (Mon, Apr 6, 2026). Closure logic is tied to HKEX securities-market trading hours, not inferred from country holidays alone.
Best comparison markets
The exchanges worth lining up against HKEX 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 HKEX hours into local working time — reference framing, not investment advice.
Trading-calendar density
HKEX has 8 tracked full-day closures plus 3 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 HKEX securities-market trading hours.
Session phases reference
HKEX session phases captured in the model: Morning session 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM local and Afternoon session 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM local. Pre-market, post-market, and auction windows are not modeled here; check HKEX securities-market trading hours for those phases before trading.
Concurrent-market depth
HKEX is currently in session alongside LSE, Euronext Paris, NYSE, and Nasdaq. Concurrent venues share live trading minutes, so they are the natural cross-listing or hand-off references for monitoring.
Parallel-market handoff
HKEX 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
HKEX carries about 27h 30m of regular trading per week across 2 session windows per day, before holiday closures and any half-day sessions. Asia/Hong_Kong does not observe seasonal DST in the model, so this weekly total maps cleanly into a fixed-offset planning grid.
Official calendar checkpoints
Official hours source: https://www.hkex.com.hk/Services/Trading-hours-and-Severe-Weather-Arrangements/Trading-Hours/Securities-Market Holiday calendar source: https://www.hkex.com.hk/Services/Trading-hours-and-Severe-Weather-Arrangements/Trading-Hours/Securities-Market Tracked closure calendar for the main Hong Kong market holidays. Check the official HKEX schedule for special notices and exchange arrangements. Manual checkpoints: Midday break and auction boundary (HKEX securities-market trading hours); Weather-arrangement caveat (HKEX trading hours and severe weather arrangements). These links are the boundary for special notices, unscheduled closures, and exchange-specific rule changes.
Half-day sensitivity
Tracked shortened sessions include Lunar New Year Eve on Mon, Feb 16, 2026, early close 12:00 PM; Christmas Eve on Thu, Dec 24, 2026, early close 12:00 PM; New Year's Eve on Thu, Dec 31, 2026, early close 12:00 PM; Lunar New Year Eve on Fri, Feb 5, 2027, early close 12:00 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
HKEX session windows in Asia/Hong_Kong
These are the regular-session windows tracked for HKEX, 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 HKEX securities-market trading hours.
Morning session
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM local
01:30 - 04:00 UTC
2h 30m window
Part of a split trading day; the gap between phases is not open trading time.
Afternoon session
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM local
05:00 - 08:00 UTC
3h window
Part of a split trading day; the gap between phases is not open trading time.
Weekly regular-session load: about 27h 30m across 5 trading days per week. Asia/Hong_Kong does not observe seasonal DST, so converted viewer-local times stay stable year-round.
Year-of-trading-calendar
HKEX closures across the next 12 months
The forward 12-month sweep returned 8 tracked full-day closures and 3 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 HKEX / trading calendar.
Full-day closures
8
Half-day sessions
3
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
March 2027
- Good FridayMar 26, 2027
- Easter MondayMar 29, 2027
April 2027
- Labour Day (observed)Apr 30, 2027
July 2027
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment DayJul 1, 2027
October 2027
- National DayOct 1, 2027
Half-day sessions
Scheduled early-close trading days in the next 12 months. Times are exchange-local (Asia/Hong_Kong). Confirm against HKEX / trading calendar before relying on these for execution.
Christmas Eve
HKEX securities market closes after the morning session at 12:00 HKT on Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday.
Thu, Dec 24, 2026
Early close 12:00 PM
New Year's Eve
HKEX securities market closes after the morning session at 12:00 HKT on New Year's Eve when it falls on a weekday.
Thu, Dec 31, 2026
Early close 12:00 PM
Lunar New Year Eve
HKEX securities market closes after the morning session at 12:00 HKT on the eve of Lunar New Year.
Fri, Feb 5, 2027
Early close 12:00 PM
Source: HKEX / trading 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 HKEX 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.
LSE
London · Europe/London
In regular session until Thursday, Nov 5 · 04:30 PM
Euronext Paris
Paris · Europe/Paris
In regular session until Thursday, Nov 5 · 05:30 PM
NYSE
New York · America/New_York
In regular session until Thursday, Nov 5 · 04:00 PM
Nasdaq
New York · America/New_York
In regular session until Thursday, Nov 5 · 04:00 PM
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Exchange-local live clock · snapshot date Friday, November 6, 2026
Timezone
GMT+8
Asia/Hong_Kong · UTC+08:00
Regular schedule
Morning session: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM · Afternoon session: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Next open
Friday, Nov 6 · 09:30 AM
Snapshot current session
Market is closed
Why this page exists
HKEX is a major Asia market-hours reference for Hong Kong equities, China access, and cross-market overlap checks.
Official source: HKEX securities-market trading hours
What time does HKEX 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
Morning session: 08:30 PM to 11:00 PM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -13h
Los Angeles
United States
Morning session: 05:30 PM to 08:00 PM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -16h
London
United Kingdom
Morning session: 01:30 AM to 04:00 AM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -8h
Paris
France
Morning session: 02:30 AM to 05:00 AM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -7h
Mumbai
India
Morning session: 07:00 AM to 09:30 AM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: -2h 30m
Singapore
Singapore
Morning session: 09:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: +0h
Tokyo
Japan
Morning session: 10:30 AM to 01:00 PM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: +1h
Sydney
Australia
Morning session: 12:30 PM to 03:00 PM
Local clock: --:--:-- · gap vs market: +3h
Exchange location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The globe highlights HKEX’s home exchange on the world map. Drag to spin and explore timezone neighbors with live clocks.
Interactive Globe
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Beijing
China
00:00:53
Friday, Nov 6 · GMT+8
All cities
Upcoming closures
Next holiday shutdowns
Major recurring closures we track for HKEX. 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.
Good Friday
Full-day closure for Good Friday.
Easter Monday
Full-day closure for Easter Monday.
Labour Day
Full-day closure for Labour Day.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Full-day closure for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day.
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.
Good Friday
Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Full-day closure for Good Friday.
Easter Monday
Mon, Apr 6, 2026
Full-day closure for Easter Monday.
Labour Day
Fri, May 1, 2026
Full-day closure for Labour Day.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Full-day closure for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day.
Source: HKEX / trading calendar. This calendar is focused on major recurring closures and is not a substitute for the exchange's current special notices.
HKEX overlap with other exchanges
Overlap
HKEX vs NYSE
HKEX 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
HKEX vs Nasdaq
HKEX 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
HKEX vs LSE
HKEX 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
HKEX vs JPX Tokyo
HKEX and JPX Tokyo share about 1h 30m of regular-session overlap on the next common trading day, which is the cleanest window for live cross-market monitoring.
Frequently asked questions
- What hours is the HKEX open?
- Morning session runs 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM local Hong Kong time (Asia/Hong_Kong). Afternoon session runs 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM local Hong Kong time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
- Is the HKEX open today?
- HKEX 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 · 09:30 AM.
- When does the HKEX close for holidays in 2027?
- HKEX has 6 tracked full-day closures in 2027: New Year's Day on Fri, Jan 1, 2027; Good Friday on Fri, Mar 26, 2027; Easter Monday on Mon, Mar 29, 2027; Labour Day (observed) on Fri, Apr 30, 2027. Source: HKEX / trading calendar. 3 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 HKEX and JPX Tokyo?
- HKEX (Asia/Hong_Kong, HKD) 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 HKEX-vs-JPX Tokyo overlap card above for the cleanest live-window comparison.
- Does HKEX observe daylight saving time?
- No. Asia/Hong_Kong does not observe seasonal DST in the modeled forward window, so the regular session window keeps the same UTC offset year-round.