The Shanghai Stock Exchange trades main board stocks from 9:30 to 11:30 AM and 1:00 to 3:00 PM China time. The opening call auction runs from 9:15 to 9:25 AM and the closing call auction from 2:57 to 3:00 PM. China does not use daylight saving.
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| Exchange | Local hours | New York (ET: EST/EDT) | UTC / GMT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 09:30 to 11:30 and 13:00 to 15:00 (Shanghai time) | 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM and 12:00 AM to 2:00 AM | 1:30 AM to 3:30 AM and 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM |
Regular trading hours on a normal weekday this week, daylight saving applied. Auctions and pre-market sessions are described on each exchange page.
Holidays and early closes are included for the dates the exchanges have published. Pre-market and after-hours sessions are not counted as open.
Shanghai trading hours in your time zone
| Exchange | Local hours | New York (ET: EST/EDT) | Chicago (CT: CST/CDT) | Los Angeles (PT: PST/PDT) | UTC / GMT | London (GMT/BST) | India (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 09:30 to 11:30 and 13:00 to 15:00 (Shanghai time) | 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM and 12:00 AM to 2:00 AM | 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM and 11:00 PM to 1:00 AM | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM and 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM | 1:30 AM to 3:30 AM and 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM | 1:30 AM to 3:30 AM and 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM | 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Regular trading hours on a normal weekday this week, daylight saving applied. Auctions and pre-market sessions are described on each exchange page.
Opening call auction 9:15 to 9:25 AM; continuous trading to 2:57 PM, closing call auction 2:57 to 3:00 PM (main board stocks).
Shanghai holidays and early closes
The SSE English trading calendar showed holidays up to 2025 when we checked it on 3 Nov 2026; the 2026 and 2027 closing days are not listed there yet, so this page does not show them. Chinese holidays (Lunar New Year, Labour Day, National Day) usually close the market for several days.
Source
- Shanghai Stock Exchange, trading schedule (read 3 Nov 2026)
Frequently asked questions
What time does the China stock market open?
At 9:30 AM China time (opening auction from 9:15 AM). In New York that is 8:30 PM ET in winter or 9:30 PM ET in summer, the evening before.
Does the Shanghai Stock Exchange close for lunch?
Yes, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM China time.
By the Market Session Times Editorial Team. Updated 3 November 2026. General information only, not financial advice. Trading carries a high risk of loss. Check your broker for its exact trading hours and holiday schedule.