Stock exchanges compared for tech investors
Opening hours, holidays, settlement rules, currencies and listing boards for 17 of the world's main stock exchanges, from Nasdaq and the NYSE to Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Updated 13:25 UTC, 19 October 2026 · Exchange facts checked 19 October 2026
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Regular trading hours, local time
| Exchange | Local hours |
|---|---|
| NYSENew York | 09:30–16:00 |
| NasdaqNew York | 09:30–16:00 |
| TSXToronto | 09:30–16:00 |
| LSELondon | 08:00–16:30 |
| EuronextParis and Amsterdam | 09:00–17:30 |
| XetraFrankfurt | 09:00–17:30 |
| SIXZurich | 09:00–17:30 |
| StockholmStockholm | 09:00–17:30 |
| TSETokyo | 09:00–11:30, 12:30–15:30 |
| HKEXHong Kong | 09:30–12:00, 13:00–16:00 |
| SSEShanghai | 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 |
| SZSEShenzhen | 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 |
| KRXSeoul and Busan | 09:00–15:30 |
| TWSETaipei | 09:00–13:30 |
| NSEMumbai | 09:15–15:30 |
| ASXSydney | 10:00–16:00 |
| SGXSingapore | 09:00–17:00 |
The week ahead
Closures, early closes and clock changes, Mon 19 Oct to Mon 26 Oct
- Clocks go back for Euronext, LSE, SIX, Stockholm and Xetra: opening times move by one hour in other time zones
Latest market updates
Collected automatically every day: technology IPO filings, currency moves, closures and rule changes
Clocks go back on Sunday 1 November for NYSE, Nasdaq and TSX
Daylight-saving time changes in the time zones of NYSE, Nasdaq and TSX. Local trading hours stay the same, but seen from other time zones they move: NYSE opens at 09:30 local time, which is 13:30 UTC before the change and 14:30 UTC after it. The live market clock shows every opening time in your own time zone.
Clocks go back on Sunday 25 October for Euronext, LSE, SIX, Stockholm and Xetra
Daylight-saving time changes in the time zones of Euronext, LSE, SIX, Stockholm and Xetra. Local trading hours stay the same, but seen from other time zones they move: LSE opens at 08:00 local time, which is 07:00 UTC before the change and 08:00 UTC after it. Until the clocks also change for NYSE, Nasdaq and TSX on Sunday 1 November, the time difference between LSE and NYSE is 4 hours instead of the usual 5. The live market clock shows every opening time in your own time zone.
The Indian rupee rises 1.9% against the US dollar
Between Friday 9 October 2026 and Friday 16 October 2026 the Indian rupee strengthened from 96.73 to 94.96 INR per US dollar (ECB reference rates). For a US-dollar investor this adds to the return on shares priced in INR on NSE, even when the local share price does not change.
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Exchanges by region
Americas
- New York Stock Exchange New York · USD
- Nasdaq Stock Market New York · USD
- Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto · CAD
Europe
- London Stock Exchange London · GBP
- Euronext (Paris and Amsterdam) Paris and Amsterdam · EUR
- Deutsche Börse Xetra Frankfurt · EUR
- SIX Swiss Exchange Zurich · CHF
- Nasdaq Stockholm Stockholm · SEK
Asia-Pacific
- Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo · JPY
- Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hong Kong · HKD
- Shanghai Stock Exchange Shanghai · CNY
- Shenzhen Stock Exchange Shenzhen · CNY
- Korea Exchange Seoul and Busan · KRW
- Taiwan Stock Exchange Taipei · TWD
- National Stock Exchange of India Mumbai · INR
- Australian Securities Exchange Sydney · AUD
- Singapore Exchange Singapore · SGD