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Trading hours
- Trading
- 08:00 – 16:30
- Closing auction
- from 16:30
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- MIC code
- XLON
- Currency
- GBP
Continuous trading 08:00-16:30 London time, followed by a closing auction. The UK switches to summer time on the last Sunday in March, two to three weeks after the United States.
Next market holidays
| Mon 31 Aug 2026 | Summer bank holiday | |
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | |
| Mon 28 Dec 2026 | Boxing Day (substitute) | |
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day | |
| Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday | |
| Mon 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday | |
| Mon 3 May 2027 | Early May bank holiday | |
| Mon 31 May 2027 | Spring bank holiday |
Early closes
| Thu 24 Dec 2026 | Christmas Eve | closes 12:30 |
| Thu 31 Dec 2026 | New Year's Eve | closes 12:30 |
| Fri 24 Dec 2027 | Christmas Eve | closes 12:30 |
| Fri 31 Dec 2027 | New Year's Eve | closes 12:30 |