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UK Stocks Trading Hours

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

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Trading sessions

All times below are in Europe/London local time. Each session's conversion to your time appears in the live status bar above.

SessionStartEnd
Regular08:0016:30

Time zone:Europe/London · Currency:GBP · Trading days:Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Holiday closures

The London Stock Exchange is closed on weekends and UK statutory bank holidays. Main holidays include New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, the early May bank holiday, the late-May spring bank holiday, the late-August summer bank holiday, plus Christmas Day (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26). Some trading days around Christmas and New Year are shortened (half-days); exact dates follow the official LSE calendar.

FAQ

What are London Stock Exchange trading hours, and how do they map to UTC?⌄
The regular session runs 08:00–16:30 London time. London observes daylight saving: in summer (BST, late March to late October) the local time is UTC+1, and in winter (GMT) it is UTC+0. So in summer the session is 07:00–15:30 UTC, and in winter it is 08:00–16:30 UTC.
How do GMT and BST switch, and does it affect the hours?⌄
The UK uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) in winter, switches to British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) on the last Sunday of March, and switches back on the last Sunday of October. The exchange’s local open and close (08:00–16:30) stay the same, but the UTC mapping shifts by one hour, so watch the conversion around the March and October changeovers.
Are UK bank-holiday closures the same as other markets?⌄
No. The UK’s distinctive “bank holiday” system closes the market on days in May and late August when US and Chinese markets may still trade. The UK also closes for two days at Christmas and Boxing Day (December 26), a fairly distinctive arrangement among Western markets.
How do I download historical UK market data?⌄
We source daily data for major London Stock Exchange names via Yahoo Finance, no API key required. LSE tickers use the .L suffix (e.g. HSBC HSBA.L, Shell SHEL.L), quoted in pence (GBX) or pounds.

Download UK Stocks data in Quant Data Fetch

We source major London Stock Exchange names (including FTSE 100 constituents) via Yahoo Finance, so you can pull this market’s daily data with no API key. In Quant Data Fetch, enable it under Settings → Data Sources → Yahoo Finance.

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