MidasGold market hours today (XAUUSD): open and close times in your time zone
Gold (XAUUSD) trades from Sunday 18:00 to Friday 17:00 New York time, with a one-hour break every day at 17:00–18:00 New York time. In UTC that is Sunday 22:00 to Friday 21:00 with a 21:00–22:00 break until 1 November 2026, and one hour later — Sunday 23:00 to Friday 22:00, break 22:00–23:00 — from 1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027.
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Overlaps today
Session hours are conventional local business hours (Sydney 07:00–16:00, Tokyo 09:00–18:00, London 08:00–17:00, New York 08:00–17:00, Monday to Friday), not official exchange hours.
Gold in your time
COMEX / CME Globex futures schedule
| Event | New York | Your time | Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly open | |||
| Daily break and rollover | |||
| Weekly close | |||
| Typically busier hours: a usual pattern of activity, not a forecast | |||
| London open | |||
| New York open | |||
| US data releases (usually) | |||
| US data releases (some) | |||
Rollover and swap: at the end of the trading day the broker moves open positions to the next day and charges or pays swap. The exact moment depends on the broker. The triple swap, which covers the weekend, is usually charged on Wednesday, but the day is the broker's choice too. The symbol specification in your terminal has the real values.
A broker's own gold quote follows this schedule closely, but not always to the minute: the trading-hours tab of the symbol in your terminal is the final word.
The Midas window
Midas opens new baskets between 06:00 and 22:00 server time. Outside these hours it does not start a new basket.
A basket that is already open keeps adding orders and managing its exit outside the window: the window limits only the start of new baskets. The gold market itself is closed at the weekend and during the daily break, so nothing starts then either.
See Protection and Filters in Midas for the hours and the other safeguards, the deposit calculator for how much deposit a basket needs, and XAUUSD trading hours, sessions, spread and swap for the hourly picture.
Gold trading sessions in UTC
Gold trades around the clock on weekdays, but liquidity follows the regional sessions. Local hours are the usual business hours of each centre; UTC hours are computed with each country’s own clock changes for 9 November 2026 and 12 April 2027.
| Session | Local hours | UTC, 9 November 2026 | UTC, 12 April 2027 | Typical liquidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 07:00–16:00 | 20:00–05:00 | 21:00–06:00 | Lowest of the day; spreads can be wider |
| Tokyo | 09:00–18:00 | 00:00–09:00 | 00:00–09:00 | Light to moderate: Asian trading (Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore) |
| London | 08:00–17:00 | 08:00–17:00 | 07:00–16:00 | High: London is the main over-the-counter gold market; LBMA price auctions at 10:30 and 15:00 London time |
| New York | 08:00–17:00 | 13:00–22:00 | 12:00–21:00 | Highest while London and New York overlap: COMEX futures, US data at 8:30 New York time |
Gold market open, daily break and close in your time zone
The gold week (Sunday 18:00 – Friday 17:00 New York time, break 17:00–18:00 every day) in common time zones. The US changes clocks on 1 November 2026 and 14 March 2027; in the week or two when Europe and the US change clocks on different dates, London times differ by one hour from these tables.
| Time zone | Opens | Daily break | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | Sun 23:00 | 22:00–23:00 | Fri 22:00 |
| London | Sun 23:00 | 22:00–23:00 | Fri 22:00 |
| New York | Sun 18:00 | 17:00–18:00 | Fri 17:00 |
| Dubai | Mon 03:00 | 02:00–03:00 | Sat 02:00 |
| India (IST) | Mon 04:30 | 03:30–04:30 | Sat 03:30 |
| Moscow | Mon 02:00 | 01:00–02:00 | Sat 01:00 |
| Jakarta | Mon 06:00 | 05:00–06:00 | Sat 05:00 |
| Time zone | Opens | Daily break | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | Sun 22:00 | 21:00–22:00 | Fri 21:00 |
| London | Sun 23:00 | 22:00–23:00 | Fri 22:00 |
| New York | Sun 18:00 | 17:00–18:00 | Fri 17:00 |
| Dubai | Mon 02:00 | 01:00–02:00 | Sat 01:00 |
| India (IST) | Mon 03:30 | 02:30–03:30 | Sat 02:30 |
| Moscow | Mon 01:00 | 00:00–01:00 | Sat 00:00 |
| Jakarta | Mon 05:00 | 04:00–05:00 | Sat 04:00 |
Daylight saving 2026: what moves between 25 October and 1 November
In short: the EU and the UK moved to winter time on 25 October, and the US moves only on 1 November 2026. Gold follows New York clocks, so in the week of 26–30 October its hours in UTC do not change: the week opens on Sunday at 22:00 UTC, the daily break is 21:00–22:00 UTC and the week closes on Friday at 21:00 UTC. From 1 November everything moves one hour later: the open is at 23:00 UTC and the break 22:00–23:00 UTC. In the gap week only London moves: it now opens at 08:00 UTC instead of 07:00.
| Date | What happens | UTC | Moscow (UTC+3) | MT5 server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | The EU and the UK moved to winter time; gold opens the week at 18:00 New York time | Sun 22:00 | Mon 01:00 | Mon 01:00 (UTC+3) |
| Mon 26 – Thu 29 Oct | Daily break 17:00–18:00 New York time | 21:00–22:00 | 00:00–01:00 | 00:00–01:00 |
| Mon 26 – Fri 30 Oct | London open (08:00 London time), already one hour later | 08:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Mon 26 – Fri 30 Oct | New York open (08:00 New York time), still on summer time | 12:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| Fri 30 Oct | Weekly close, 17:00 New York time | 21:00 | Sat 00:00 | Sat 00:00 |
| Sun 1 Nov | The US moved to winter time (02:00 New York time); weekly open | Sun 23:00 | Mon 02:00 | Mon 01:00 (UTC+2) |
| from Mon 2 Nov | Daily break | 22:00–23:00 | 01:00–02:00 | 00:00–01:00 |
| from Mon 2 Nov | New York open | 13:00 | 16:00 | 15:00 |
| Fri 6 Nov onwards | Weekly close | 22:00 | Sat 01:00 | Sat 00:00 |
An MT5 server on New York close (the setup of most gold brokers) changes its clock with the US: it stays on UTC+3 in the gap week and moves to UTC+2 on 1 November, so on it gold opens at 01:00 on Monday and pauses 00:00–01:00 all year. If your server changed its clock with Europe on 25 October, every time on it is one hour earlier in the gap week: open at 00:00, break 23:00–00:00, Friday close at 23:00; from 1 November both setups agree. To check your server, look on Monday at the terminal time when gold quotes pause. The Midas window of 06:00–22:00 is set in server time, so in UTC it starts one hour later from 1 November (04:00–20:00 UTC on a UTC+2 server).
Holidays: when the gold market is closed
In short: gold has four holiday days until January 2027. On Thanksgiving (Thursday 26 November) trading halts at 13:30 New York time (18:30 UTC) and restarts in the evening, and on Friday 27 November the market closes early at 13:45 (18:45 UTC). On 24 December it closes early at 13:45; on 25 December (Christmas) and 1 January (New Year's Day) it is closed all day and opens again only on Sunday evening. On 18 January 2027 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) it halts from 13:30.
| Date | Gold, New York time | UTC | Moscow | Server UTC+2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 26 Nov — Thanksgiving | Halt from 13:30, trading again from 18:00 | 18:30–23:00 | 21:30–02:00 | 20:30–01:00 |
| Fri 27 Nov | Early close at 13:45, then the weekend | 18:45 | 21:45 | 20:45 |
| Thu 24 Dec — Christmas Eve | Early close at 13:45 | 18:45 | 21:45 | 20:45 |
| Fri 25 Dec — Christmas | Closed all day; opens Sun 27 Dec at 18:00 | Sun 23:00 | Mon 02:00 | Mon 01:00 |
| Thu 31 Dec | Usual end of day at 17:00 | 22:00 | Fri 01:00 | Fri 00:00 |
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 — New Year's Day | Closed all day; opens Sun 3 Jan at 18:00 | Sun 23:00 | Mon 02:00 | Mon 01:00 |
| Mon 18 Jan 2027 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Halt from 13:30, trading again from 18:00 | 18:30–23:00 | 21:30–02:00 | 20:30–01:00 |
This is a provisional schedule that follows the CME pattern of past years: the exchange confirms each holiday's hours about two weeks ahead, and we will check them and update this page. On holidays a broker's XAUUSD often closes earlier and opens later than the exchange, and the spread around holiday pauses is wider than usual: the exact hours are in the Sessions section of the symbol specification and in your broker's notices. The live status above takes these pauses into account.
How it is calculated
Every time comes from the browser's time zone database (the IANA zones Australia/Sydney, Asia/Tokyo, Europe/London and America/New_York), so each country's daylight saving change is applied on its own date. Nothing is loaded from a server and nothing you choose leaves your browser.
session = local open … local close, Mon–FriSydney 07:00–16:00, Tokyo 09:00–18:00, London 08:00–17:00, New York 08:00–17:00 on each city's own clock. In your time zone they shift by an hour when a country changes its clocks.gold = Sun 18:00 ET … Fri 17:00 ET, break 17:00–18:00 ETThe COMEX / CME Globex gold futures schedule. ET is New York time (EST in winter, EDT in summer).server time = UTC + offsetA broker server uses a fixed offset. By default the page takes the New York close offset for today's date (UTC+3 in US summer time, UTC+2 in winter); choose any other one yourself.overlap = two sessions open togetherMore participants are in the market then. This describes activity, not direction.
Sessions are a reference, not official exchange hours. Your broker's trading hours for the symbol are the final word.
How to read gold trading hours
Gold is quoted by banks and brokers all over the world, so there is no single opening bell. The four classic sessions follow the business day of Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York. Each country changes its clocks on its own dates, so the same session moves by an hour in your time during some weeks of the year.
Gold futures on COMEX (CME Globex) set the schedule that most XAUUSD quotes follow: the week opens on Sunday at 18:00 ET, closes on Friday at 17:00 ET, and trading pauses every day from 17:00 to 18:00 ET.
When two sessions are open at once, such as London and New York, more orders meet in the market. That is the overlap marked on the timeline. It tells you about activity, not about direction: nothing on this page predicts where the price goes. How wide gold usually moves in each hour is on the Gold hour profile page.
Spread and swap also depend on the hour: the spread is usually wider around the daily break and the weekly open, and the swap is applied at the rollover. The article XAUUSD trading hours, sessions, spread and swap goes through it.
Frequently asked questions
What time does the gold market open and close (GMT)?
Gold opens on Sunday at 22:00 GMT (UTC) while New York is on summer time (EDT), or at 23:00 GMT on winter time (EST), and closes on Friday at 21:00 or 22:00 GMT. This is the schedule of gold futures on COMEX (CME Globex): Sunday 18:00 New York time (ET) to Friday 17:00 ET, with a one-hour break every day from 17:00 to 18:00 ET (21:00–22:00 GMT in summer, 22:00–23:00 in winter). Spot gold (XAUUSD) at a broker follows it with small differences, so the trading hours of the symbol in your terminal are the final word. The clock above shows the schedule in your time and follows daylight saving changes by itself.
Can you trade XAUUSD on weekends?
No. Gold is closed from Friday 17:00 ET to Sunday 18:00 ET, which is Friday 21:00 or 22:00 GMT to Sunday 22:00 or 23:00 GMT: there is no trading on Saturday and most of Sunday. A broker's gold quote follows this schedule closely but not always to the minute, so check the trading hours of the symbol in your terminal. News that arrives over the weekend can make the first price on Sunday evening differ from Friday's close.
Is gold traded 24 hours?
Not quite: gold trades up to 23 hours a day on weekdays, not 24 hours and not on weekends. Every day has a one-hour break from 17:00 to 18:00 ET (21:00–22:00 GMT in summer, 22:00–23:00 in winter), and from Friday 17:00 ET to Sunday 18:00 ET the market is closed. The timeline above shows the four sessions, the gold schedule and the daily break on one 24-hour line.
Which hours are usually busier for gold?
Activity usually rises when London opens, when New York opens and around scheduled US data releases (often 08:30 ET, some at 10:00 ET). It is a typical pattern of liquidity, not a forecast: any hour can be quiet or fast, and a fast move can go against an open position as easily as with it. The overlap of London and New York, marked on the timeline, is when both sessions are open together.
Is the broker's server time the same as my local time?
Usually not. The terminal shows the broker's server time, a fixed offset from UTC. Many MT5 brokers use UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer, so that the server day changes with the New York close, but some use other offsets. Compare the time in Market Watch with the server time shown here and pick the matching offset. The Midas window is set in server time.
Why do spreads widen at the daily rollover?
Around the daily break (17:00–18:00 ET) the market is thin: few orders sit in the book and quotes are less competitive, so the gap between bid and ask is wider than during the day. Brokers also roll positions to the next day then and apply swap. A wide spread is a cost to keep in mind for an open position; the article on gold trading hours, spread and swap goes through it.
What does the Midas window mean?
The window limits when Midas starts new baskets: 06:00–22:00 server time. A basket that is already open keeps adding orders and managing its exit outside the window. This page converts the window to your time zone; Protection and Filters in Midas describes the other safeguards.
What time does gold open after the clocks change to winter time?
From Sunday 1 November 2026 and all winter gold opens at 18:00 New York time: that is 23:00 UTC, 02:00 on Monday in Moscow and 01:00 on Monday on an MT5 server on New York close (UTC+2). The daily break is 22:00–23:00 UTC. In the week of 26–30 October, when Europe had already changed and the US had not, the summer schedule applied: open at 22:00 UTC, break 21:00–22:00 UTC.
Is the gold market open on holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year?
Partly. Following the CME pattern of past years: on 26 November 2026 (Thanksgiving) trading halts from 13:30 to 18:00 New York time (18:30–23:00 UTC), on 27 November it closes early at 13:45 (18:45 UTC), on 24 December it closes early at 13:45, and on 25 December and 1 January 2027 it is closed all day and opens on Sunday at 18:00 New York time (23:00 UTC). The exchange confirms the hours about two weeks ahead, and a broker may close XAUUSD earlier: check Sessions in the symbol specification.
About this calculator
In short: the gold market opens Sunday 22:00 GMT (6 pm New York) and closes Friday 21:00 GMT (5 pm New York); from 1 November 2026, US winter time, both move an hour later, to 23:00 and 22:00 GMT. It does not trade on weekends and pauses for an hour every weekday. The live clock below shows if gold is open right now — in your time zone, GMT, EST or your broker's server time.
Formulas and worked example
In short: when is the gold market open?
Gold trades from Sunday 18:00 to Friday 17:00 New York time with a daily break at 17:00–18:00, which is Sunday 22:00 to Friday 21:00 UTC in US summer time. In US winter time every UTC time is an hour later; the trading hours of the symbol at your broker are the final word.
UTC = New York time + 4 h (summer, EDT) or + 5 h (winter, EST)The US changes its clocks on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November; the page takes the dates from the browser’s time zone database.server time = UTC + server offsetMany MT5 servers run at UTC+3 in US summer time and UTC+2 in winter, so the server day changes with the New York close; check yours in Market Watch.
Worked example: the weekly open in server time
Sunday 12 July 2026 (US summer time) and Sunday 11 January 2026 (winter time), on a server at UTC+3 in summer and UTC+2 in winter.
| Open, July, UTC | 18:00 + 4 h = Sun 22:00 |
| Open, July, server UTC+3 | 22:00 + 3 h = Mon 01:00 |
| Open, January, UTC | 18:00 + 5 h = Sun 23:00 |
| Open, January, server UTC+2 | 23:00 + 2 h = Mon 01:00 |
| Daily break, July, server UTC+3 | 17:00 + 4 h + 3 h = 00:00, until 01:00 |
Gold schedule in UTC and server time
The New York schedule is fixed, so in UTC every event moves by an hour with the US clock, while a server at UTC+3 in summer and UTC+2 in winter shows the same times all year.
| Event | New York | UTC, US summer time | UTC, US winter time | Server (UTC+3 / UTC+2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly open | Sun 18:00 | Sun 22:00 | Sun 23:00 | Mon 01:00 |
| Daily break and rollover | 17:00–18:00 | 21:00–22:00 | 22:00–23:00 | 00:00–01:00 |
| Weekly close | Fri 17:00 | Fri 21:00 | Fri 22:00 | Sat 00:00 |
The daily break is Monday to Thursday; on Friday the weekly close takes its place. A broker’s gold quote may open or close a few minutes apart from this schedule.
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