HKEX
Follow Hong Kong cash-market hours, including the midday break, and see when HKEX opens and closes in major cities worldwide.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Wednesday, April 22, 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
Thursday, Apr 23 · 09:30 AM
Current session
Market is closed
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
These city-local pages are the fastest way to answer “what time does this exchange open where I am?”
United States
Morning session: 06:30 PM to 09:00 PM
Local now: 04:31 AM · gap vs market: -15h
United Kingdom
Morning session: 02:30 AM to 05:00 AM
Local now: 12:31 PM · gap vs market: -7h
France
Morning session: 03:30 AM to 06:00 AM
Local now: 01:31 PM · gap vs market: -6h
India
Morning session: 07:00 AM to 09:30 AM
Local now: 05:01 PM · gap vs market: -2h 30m
Singapore
Morning session: 09:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Local now: 07:31 PM · gap vs market: +0h
Japan
Morning session: 10:30 AM to 01:00 PM
Local now: 08:31 PM · gap vs market: +1h
Australia
Morning session: 11:30 AM to 02:00 PM
Local now: 09:31 PM · gap vs market: +2h
United Arab Emirates
Morning session: 05:30 AM to 08:00 AM
Local now: 03:31 PM · gap vs market: -4h
Exchange location
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Upcoming closures
Holiday closures we track for HKEX. Special notices 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.
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: Labour Day
Fri, May 1, 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 special exchange notices should still be checked on the official site.
Overlap
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 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 and LSE share about 1h of regular-session overlap on the next common trading day, which is the cleanest window for live cross-market monitoring.
Overlap
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.
