What time do Chinese futures markets open?

Commodity day sessions run 09:00–11:30 and 13:30–15:00 Beijing time with a 10:15–10:30 pause; equity-index futures trade 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–15:00, bond futures 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–15:15.

When do China futures night sessions run?

Night sessions open at 21:00 Beijing time and close in three groups — 23:00 for most commodities, 01:00 for base metals, 02:30 for precious metals and crude. See the night-session guide for the full grouping.

Is there a night session on Friday?

Yes — the Friday night session runs as usual into early Saturday (23:00/01:00/02:30 by group); there are no day sessions on weekends.

Reference table

China Futures Trading Hours

All 42 products across China's six futures exchanges (31 with night sessions), in Beijing time; see the live timeline for real-time status.

Data reviewed 2026-07-23 · sources on each product page

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CFFEX（CFFEX）

CSI 300 Index (IF)	Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00
SSE 50 Index (IH)	Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00
CSI 500 Index (IC)	Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00
CSI 1000 Index (IM)	Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00
2-Year China Government Bond (TS)	Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:15
5-Year China Government Bond (TF)	Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:15
10-Year China Government Bond (T)	Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:15
30-Year China Government Bond (TL)	Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:15

SHFE（SHFE）

Copper (CU)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–01:00 (+1 day)
Gold (AU)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–02:30 (+1 day)
Aluminum (AL)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–01:00 (+1 day)
Steel Rebar (RB)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Zinc (ZN)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–01:00 (+1 day)
Nickel (NI)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–01:00 (+1 day)
Silver (AG)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–02:30 (+1 day)
Lead (PB)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–01:00 (+1 day)
Tin (SN)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–01:00 (+1 day)
Rubber (RU)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00

DCE（DCE）

Iron Ore (I)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Soybean Meal (M)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Soybean Oil (Y)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
No.1 Soybean (A)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Coking Coal (JM)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Palm Oil (P)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Corn (C)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Polypropylene (PP)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00

CZCE（CZCE）

White Sugar (SR)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Cotton (CF)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
PTA (TA)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Methanol (MA)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Glass (FG)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Rapeseed Meal (RM)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Rapeseed Oil (OI)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Soda Ash (SA)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Urea (UR)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00

INE（INE）

Crude Oil (SC)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–02:30 (+1 day)
Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil (LU)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
TSR 20 Rubber (NR)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
Int’l Copper (BC)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–01:00 (+1 day)

GFEX（GFEX）

Industrial Silicon (SI)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00
Lithium Carbonate (LC)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00
Polysilicon (PS)	Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00

FAQ

What time do Chinese futures markets open?: Commodity day sessions run 09:00–11:30 and 13:30–15:00 Beijing time with a 10:15–10:30 pause; equity-index futures trade 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–15:00, bond futures 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–15:15.
When do China futures night sessions run?: Night sessions open at 21:00 Beijing time and close in three groups — 23:00 for most commodities, 01:00 for base metals, 02:30 for precious metals and crude. See the night-session guide for the full grouping.
Is there a night session on Friday?: Yes — the Friday night session runs as usual into early Saturday (23:00/01:00/02:30 by group); there are no day sessions on weekends.