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IMPORTANT DAILY TIMES
Key Gold & Silver Trading Times
Next occurrence, automatically converted to your time zone.
When are larger price movements more likely?
Activity often increases when London and New York overlap, around major U.S. data released near 8:30 a.m. ET, during LBMA benchmark auctions, or as Shanghai enters an active session. These are activity windows, not predictions.
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REGULAR SCHEDULE
Normal Gold & Silver Trading Hours
Times below are shown in each market’s own local time.
| Market | Country | Regular hours | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMEX GoldMain 100-oz futures | United States | 6:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. ET Daily break: 5:00–6:00 p.m. | Sunday–Friday |
| COMEX SilverMain 5,000-oz futures | United States | 6:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. ET Daily break: 5:00–6:00 p.m. | Sunday–Friday |
| 1-Ounce GoldCME Globex | United States | 24/7 Brief daily and Saturday maintenance | Every day |
| 100-Ounce SilverCME Globex | United States | 24/7 from Sept. 11, 2026 Brief daily and Saturday maintenance | Every day |
| London OTC / LBMAIndicative active session | United Kingdom | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. London time | Monday–Friday |
| Shanghai Gold Exchange | China | 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.–2:30 a.m. | Trading days |
| Shanghai Futures Exchange | China | 9:00–11:30 a.m., 1:30–3:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.–2:30 a.m. | Trading days |
| MCX Gold & Silver | India | 9:00 a.m.–11:30/11:55 p.m. IST | Monday–Friday |
Holidays and special trading hoursUpcoming exchange closures and shortened sessions +
Holiday schedules may be revised by an exchange at short notice. The live cards use the included official 2026 calendars.
Gold and Silver Market Hours
Gold and silver trade across major financial centers around the world, creating near-continuous precious metals trading during the global business week. The Gold and Silver Market Hours tool helps you see when important trading sessions are active and when major markets open and close.
Track market hours for COMEX, London, Shanghai, and other important precious metals trading centers. Trading times are automatically displayed in your local time zone, making it easier to follow global gold and silver markets without manually converting time differences.
Market hours can provide useful context for movements in the Gold Price and Silver Price, particularly when major trading sessions overlap or important economic events are released.
Gold and Silver Trading Hours Around the World
Gold and silver trade across Asia, Europe, and North America throughout the global trading week.
Asian trading becomes active first, with Shanghai playing an important role in the physical precious metals market. European activity follows, with London serving as one of the world’s major centers for gold and silver trading. North American activity then increases as U.S. markets and COMEX futures trading become active.
Because these sessions overlap, precious metals can remain actively traded for much of the day. Liquidity and trading volume can also change as different regional markets enter or leave their sessions.
For additional insight into regional physical-market pricing, explore Gold & Silver Prices in China and India.
COMEX, London and Shanghai Trading Hours
COMEX is one of the world’s most important futures markets for gold and silver, while London plays a central role in the global bullion market. Shanghai is also an important center for precious metals trading in Asia.
These markets operate under different schedules and market structures. Following them together can help investors understand which major precious metals trading sessions are active at different times of the day.
The tool automatically converts market hours into your local time and shows current session status, upcoming openings, closings, and scheduled trading breaks where applicable.
Why Gold and Silver Market Hours Matter
Trading activity is not evenly distributed throughout the day.
Periods when major markets overlap can bring higher liquidity and trading activity. Futures trading, physical-market demand, institutional flows, economic releases, and changes in investor sentiment can also contribute to larger price movements during particular sessions. Investors following futures activity can also monitor the Gold & Silver COT & Positioning Tracker for positioning and open interest data.
Macroeconomic events can be especially important. Inflation reports, employment data, Federal Reserve meetings, and interest-rate decisions can influence gold and silver markets when they are released. You can follow upcoming events through the Economic Calendar.
Knowing which markets are active does not predict whether gold or silver will rise or fall, but it can provide useful context for short-term price movements, liquidity, and volatility.
For a broader view of prices, charts, market comparisons, and precious metals indicators, visit Gold & Silver Live Prices, Charts & Market Data.
For deeper research into the forces affecting precious metals, explore Silver Dominion’s market analysis and research.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does the gold market open?
There is no single worldwide gold market opening time. Gold trades across multiple markets in Asia, Europe and North America. As one regional session becomes less active, trading continues or increases in another part of the world. The market hours tool shows major gold trading sessions and their opening and closing times in your local time zone.
What time does the silver market open?
Silver also trades across several global markets rather than having one universal opening time. COMEX, London, Shanghai and other trading centers operate according to different schedules. The tool allows you to see when major silver trading sessions are active in your local time.
What are COMEX gold and silver trading hours?
COMEX gold and silver futures trade for most of the business week, with scheduled daily breaks and closures. The market hours tool shows the current COMEX trading status and upcoming session times automatically in your local time zone.
What are London gold and silver market hours?
London is one of the world’s most important centers for wholesale gold and silver trading. Activity is concentrated during the European trading day, with additional importance when London trading overlaps with North American markets.
What time does gold and silver trading open in Shanghai?
Shanghai precious metals markets follow their own local trading schedules. Instead of manually converting Shanghai time, the market hours tool displays the relevant trading sessions automatically in your local time zone.
Are gold and silver markets open 24 hours a day?
Not on a single exchange. Gold and silver trade across multiple markets and time zones, creating near-continuous trading during much of the global business week. Individual exchanges, contracts and trading venues can still have daily breaks, weekend closures, holidays and other scheduled interruptions.
When are gold and silver markets most active?
Trading activity can increase when major regional sessions overlap, particularly when European and North American markets are active at the same time. Important economic releases, central-bank decisions, futures activity and periods of heightened investor demand can also increase trading volume and volatility.
Why do precious metals trading hours change?
Trading schedules can be affected by daylight saving time, exchange holidays, regional holidays, scheduled breaks and changes in local market hours. Automatically converted market times can therefore be more practical than relying on a static schedule.
Why should investors track global precious metals trading sessions?
Knowing when COMEX, London, Shanghai and other major markets are active can help investors understand changes in liquidity, trading activity and short-term volatility. Market hours do not predict price direction, but they provide useful context when following movements in gold and silver.