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Local trading hours, market holidays, and half days for United Kingdom in Europe/London. Live status, trading hours, upcoming closures, and holiday dates for London Stock Exchange.

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Thursday · May 14, 2026

Local 8:00 AM

Your time 7:00 AM

Current Status
Closed

Live market state in local exchange time.

Next Full Close
May 25, 2026

Bank Holiday

Next Half Day
Dec 24, 2026

Christmas (Obs) · 08:00–12:30

Trading Hours
08:00-16:30

Weekday trading hours appear below.

Time Zone
Europe/London

London, UK

Next Reopening
May 14, 2026 · 08:00

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Trading Hours
Local trading hours by weekday, including split sessions when listed.

Monday

Local exchange schedule

08:00–16:30

Continuous session

Tuesday

Local exchange schedule

08:00–16:30

Continuous session

Wednesday

Local exchange schedule

08:00–16:30

Continuous session

Thursday

Local exchange schedule

08:00–16:30

Continuous session

Friday

Local exchange schedule

08:00–16:30

Continuous session

Saturday

Local exchange schedule

Closed

No trading session

Sunday

Local exchange schedule

Closed

No trading session

Upcoming Holidays
Nearest market holidays and half-day sessions.
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Bank Holiday

May 25, 2026 · Mon

Full Close

Closed for the full local session.

Bank Holiday

Aug 31, 2026 · Mon

Full Close

Closed for the full local session.

Christmas (Obs)

Dec 24, 2026 · Thu

Half Day

Session 08:00–12:30

Christmas

Dec 25, 2026 · Fri

Full Close

Closed for the full local session.

Boxing Day (Obs)

Dec 28, 2026 · Mon

Full Close

Closed for the full local session.

New Year's Day (Obs)

Dec 31, 2026 · Thu

Half Day

Session 08:00–12:30

Full Holiday Schedule
Full market holiday calendar for this exchange.
DateWeekdayHolidayTypeHours
Jan 1, 2026ThursdayNew Year's DayFull CloseClosed
Apr 3, 2026FridayGood FridayFull CloseClosed
Apr 6, 2026MondayEasterFull CloseClosed
May 4, 2026MondayBank HolidayFull CloseClosed
May 25, 2026MondayBank HolidayFull CloseClosed
Aug 31, 2026MondayBank HolidayFull CloseClosed
Dec 24, 2026ThursdayChristmas (Obs)Half Day08:00–12:30
Dec 25, 2026FridayChristmasFull CloseClosed
Dec 28, 2026MondayBoxing Day (Obs)Full CloseClosed
Dec 31, 2026ThursdayNew Year's Day (Obs)Half Day08:00–12:30
Jan 1, 2027FridayNew Year's DayFull CloseClosed
Mar 26, 2027FridayGood FridayFull CloseClosed
Mar 29, 2027MondayEasterFull CloseClosed
May 3, 2027MondayBank HolidayFull CloseClosed
May 31, 2027MondayBank HolidayFull CloseClosed
Aug 30, 2027MondayBank HolidayFull CloseClosed
Dec 24, 2027FridayChristmasHalf Day08:00–12:30
Dec 27, 2027MondayChristmas (Obs)Full CloseClosed
Dec 28, 2027TuesdayBoxing Day (Obs)Full CloseClosed
Dec 31, 2027FridayNew Year's DayHalf Day08:00–12:30
Jan 3, 2028MondayNew Year's Day (Obs)Full CloseClosed
Apr 14, 2028FridayGood FridayFull CloseClosed
Apr 17, 2028MondayEasterFull CloseClosed
May 1, 2028MondayBank HolidayFull CloseClosed
May 29, 2028MondayBank HolidayFull CloseClosed
Aug 28, 2028MondayBank HolidayFull CloseClosed
Dec 25, 2028MondayChristmasFull CloseClosed
Dec 26, 2028TuesdayBoxing DayFull CloseClosed
Holiday Years
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