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Tokyo Stock Exchange trading hours
Tokyo Stock Exchange trades from 09:00 to 15:30 local time in Tokyo, which is 00:00 to 06:30 UTC in winter. Below are the exact sessions, the 2026 holiday calendar, and the hours it shares with the other major exchanges.
Trading hours
Lunch break from 11:30 to 12:30. The close was extended to 15:30 in 2024. Because this zone never shifts its clocks, both columns hold all year. What moves is the gap to the markets that do change their time.
| Session | Local time | UTC (winter) | UTC (summer) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning session | 09:00–11:30 | 00:00–02:30 | 00:00–02:30 |
| Afternoon session | 12:30–15:30 | 03:30–06:30 | 03:30–06:30 |
The exchange trades Monday to Friday. It does not open at weekends.
Time zone and daylight saving
Tokyo runs on UTC+9 and does not change its clocks. The local opening time is the same every day of the year, but the distance to markets that do change shifts twice a year: for a few months Tokyo is an hour closer to Europe and to North America than it is for the rest.
The lunch break
Trading stops between 11:30 and 12:30 local time. This is a real halt, not a quiet spell: orders do not match, and the price you see at 11:30 is the price you will still see at 12:30. Several Asian exchanges keep this split session, which is why a chart of the day shows a genuine gap rather than a flat stretch.
Which markets are open at the same time
Overlaps are where the volume is. Two exchanges trading at once means more participants pricing the same news, and orders that move the price less. The figures below are calculated from the official hours, not estimated.
| Market | City | Overlap in winter | Overlap in summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea Exchange | Seoul | 5h 30min | 5h 30min |
| Australian Securities Exchange | Sydney | 4h | 5h |
| Hong Kong Exchanges | Hong Kong | 3h | 3h |
| National Stock Exchange of India | Mumbai | 2h 45min | 2h 45min |
| Shanghai Stock Exchange | Shanghai | 2h 30min | 2h 30min |
2026 holidays
On these dates the exchange does not open at all. Half-day sessions around Christmas and national holidays are decided year by year and are not included here.
| Date | Day | Occasion |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | Public holiday |
| 2 January | Friday | Public holiday |
| 3 January | Saturday | Public holiday |
| 12 January | Monday | Mayoría de Edad |
| 11 February | Wednesday | Fundación Nacional |
| 23 February | Monday | Cumpleaños del Emperador |
| 20 March | Friday | Equinoccio de primavera |
| 29 April | Wednesday | Día Showa |
| 4 May | Monday | Public holiday |
| 5 May | Tuesday | Public holiday |
| 6 May | Wednesday | Golden Week |
| 20 July | Monday | Día del Mar |
| 11 August | Tuesday | Día de la Montaña |
| 21 September | Monday | Respeto a los Mayores |
| 23 September | Wednesday | Equinoccio de otoño |
| 12 October | Monday | Día del Deporte |
| 3 November | Tuesday | Día de la Cultura |
| 23 November | Monday | Acción de Gracias por el Trabajo |
| 31 December | Thursday | Public holiday |
At a glance
| Exchange | Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| City | Tokyo, Japan |
| Time zone | Asia/Tokyo (UTC+9 in winter) |
| Benchmark index | Nikkei 225 |
| Trading currency | JPY |
See it running live on the world market clock, or compare every exchange side by side in the trading hours guide. Nearby markets: Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shanghai Stock Exchange, NSE India.