What time does the gold market open in the UK? Gold's hours in UK time
Gold opens Sunday at 23:00 UK time and shuts Friday at 22:00, an hour earlier for one week this autumn. The full table, and a free chart.
Saurav Wagh · 4 min read
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What time does the gold market open in the UK? On Sunday at 23:00 UK time. Gold (XAUUSD) then trades until Friday at 22:00, with a one-hour pause from 22:00 to 23:00 on the evenings between. That holds all year except when the UK and US clocks disagree: from Sunday 25 to Friday 30 October 2026 every time is an hour earlier.
You can skip the sums. The gold chart on Pravex, our free charting app, says whether gold is open or closed and counts down to the change. In our view it is the best free chart for watching gold. Pravex charts crypto, gold and silver, and more markets are being added.
We checked these hours on 13 October 2026 against CME, GOV.UK and NIST.
Gold trading hours in UK time
| Until Friday 23 October 2026 | Sunday 25 to Friday 30 October 2026 | From Sunday 1 November 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clocks | BST, US summer time | GMT, US summer time | GMT, US winter time |
| The week opens (Sunday) | 23:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
| Pause (Monday to Thursday) | 22:00 to 23:00 | 21:00 to 22:00 | 22:00 to 23:00 |
| The week ends (Friday) | 22:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 |
These are the hours of gold futures on CME Globex: Sunday 6:00 p.m. to Friday 5:00 p.m. New York time, with a 60-minute break each day from 5:00 p.m. (CME's gold page). Spot gold at a broker keeps the same week. Brokers set their own hours, though, and can open or pause a few minutes to an hour apart, so check the platform and its clock before a trade that depends on the minute.
See open or closed on Pravex, free
Open the gold chart on Pravex and click the market status in the legend, beside the symbol's name. It says "Market open" or "Market closed" and how long until that changes, and it draws the day's trading hours on a bar. The countdown needs no time zone. The bar runs on the UTC clock, which matches UK time in winter and sits an hour behind while the UK is on BST.
The app is free, with no card and no ads. It has up to 16 charts in one layout and 129 built-in indicators with no cap per chart. Its gold is one venue's reference price, so it can sit a little away from your broker's quote. For sizing, the gold lot size calculator works out lot size and profit on XAUUSD in dollars. Many UK brokers quote stakes in pounds per point, so treat the calculator as a check on your sums.
Why the times move for a week or two
The UK clocks go back at 2am on Sunday 25 October 2026 and forward on Sunday 28 March 2027 (GOV.UK). The US clocks go back on Sunday 1 November 2026 and forward on the second Sunday of March, which is 14 March 2027 (NIST). Between the two changes London and New York are four hours apart instead of five, and the middle column of the table applies: Sunday 25 to Friday 30 October 2026, and Sunday 14 to Friday 26 March 2027.
US data moves too. Figures like the jobs report come out at 8:30 a.m. New York time (BLS), which is 13:30 UK time in most weeks and 12:30 in the weeks above. Our economic calendar lists the dates.
Example: say you usually check the open at 23:00 on Sunday. That is right on 18 October: New York is five hours behind the UK, so its 6:00 p.m. is 23:00. On Sunday 25 October the gap is four hours, so 6:00 p.m. there is 22:00 and gold is open an hour before your check. That week the pause is 21:00 to 22:00 and Friday's close is 21:00. On Sunday 1 November the gap is five hours again and 23:00 is right.
London's own gold price
London's own part is the LBMA Gold Price, a benchmark set twice a day at 10:30 and 15:00 UK time, in US dollars, in an auction run by ICE Benchmark Administration (LBMA). It does not set the market's hours, and gold trades through both times.
UK bank holidays
Gold follows the US exchange calendar, so UK bank holidays do not apply to it. CME lists the closed and short days on its holiday page. The days to check are the ones both countries keep, such as Christmas Day (Friday 25 December 2026) and New Year's Day (Friday 1 January 2027).
To see where gold stands at any hour, open the gold chart on Pravex and read the status. Not financial advice.
Questions and answers
What time does the gold market open in the UK on Sunday?
At 23:00 UK time. The exception is Sunday 25 October 2026, when it opens at 22:00.
What time does the gold market close on Friday UK time?
At 22:00 UK time. The exception this autumn is Friday 30 October 2026, when it closes at 21:00.
Is the gold market open on UK bank holidays?
Usually yes. Gold follows the US exchange calendar, so a UK bank holiday matters only when the US keeps the day too, as with Christmas Day.
Does the gold market open time change when the clocks change?
Only when the UK and US change on different days: one week this autumn and two weeks in March 2027, when it opens an hour earlier on a UK clock.
Is gold open 24 hours?
Almost. On weekdays it trades about 23 hours a day with a one-hour pause, and it shuts at the weekend. Whether your broker quotes gold at the weekend is its own choice.
How can I check if gold is open right now?
In our view the best free way is Pravex (pravex.app), which we make. Its gold chart says "Market open" or "Market closed" and how long until that changes.
Not financial advice. Read our disclaimer.
