Shanghai International Energy Exchange · INE LU
Low-S Fuel Oil (LU) trading hours, contract specs and expiry
Low-S Fuel Oil (LU) trading hours, China Standard Time (UTC+8): Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00.
- Regular hours
- Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00
- Tick value
- ¥10
- Contract size
- 10 t/lot
Calendar coverage: 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31. Source review does not confirm every holiday session; check each dated exception's status.
Source review dates & pending holiday sessions
Regular-hours source review: Verified · Source published Not stated · Last verified · Page generated
Calendar source review: Verified · Source published · Last verified · Page generated
Outside coverage is pending confirmation, not a confirmed closure. Individual source-check dates are retained. Review sources →
Verify against official exchange notices before trading; specs, hours and expiries carry separate review dates.
Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil (LU) is an energy futures product listed on Shanghai International Energy Exchange. The day session trades in segments, with a lunch break 11:30–13:30 and a short 10:15–10:30 pause. Its night session runs 21:00–23:00, the standard evening group for Chinese commodities. All schedule facts on this page are cross-checked against the exchange's official timetable, with review dates shown below.
Regular sessions
| Session | Exchange time | UTC | London | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 09:00–15:00 | 01:00–07:00 | winter 01:00–07:00summer 02:00–08:00 | winter 20:00 (prev day)–02:00summer 21:00 (prev day)–03:00 |
| Night | 21:00–23:00 | 13:00–15:00 | winter 13:00–15:00summer 14:00–16:00 | winter 08:00–10:00summer 09:00–11:00 |
Conversions use standard winter/summer offsets; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.
Is Low-S Fuel Oil (LU) open right now? When does it open and close?
Low-S Fuel Oil (LU) trades on Shanghai International Energy Exchange Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8). Trading days: Monday to Friday; the night session opens at 21:00 on the previous trading day and counts toward the next one (Friday's night session belongs to Monday), and closes on Friday at 23:00; there are no Saturday or Sunday day sessions. This is the regular weekly pattern; exchange holidays and special sessions take precedence. The status line below works out whether it is open right now from the same reviewed sessions and holiday calendar.
Live open/closed status: see the timeline on the home page.
- Day: 09:00–15:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8) — UTC 01:00–07:00; London winter 01:00–07:00 · summer 02:00–08:00; New York winter 20:00 (prev day)–02:00 · summer 21:00 (prev day)–03:00.
- Night: 21:00–23:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8) — UTC 13:00–15:00; London winter 13:00–15:00 · summer 14:00–16:00; New York winter 08:00–10:00 · summer 09:00–11:00.
- No further closures in the reviewed calendar through 2026-12-31.
- No quotes or margin figures here; open/closed status is derived only from the exchange’s published sessions and holiday notices — verify exchange notices before trading.
Is Low-S Fuel Oil (LU) open today or tomorrow?
As of 2026-11-11 (UTC date): the status line above resolves the current date in your own time zone. There are no Saturday or Sunday day sessions; the regular Friday night session closes on Friday at 23:00. The regular week restarts Monday at 09:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8). Regular weekly sessions are Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8); exchange holidays and special sessions take precedence.
CONTRACT REFERENCE
Contract specifications
- Contract size
- 10 t/lot
- Minimum tick
- ¥1/t
- Tick value
- ¥10
Expiry rulelast trading day of prior month
FRONT CONTRACTS
Upcoming expiries
* Estimated from the exchange rule and may move for holidays. Countdowns are measured from 2026-11-11 and refresh to your own date when the page loads. This is an on-site reference; external calendar subscriptions are not offered.
- Fields covered
- Specifications, expiry rule and front-contract dates
- Review state
- Accepted; rule estimates retain *
- Reviewed
- Rights state
- Approved for public reference
Official sourceINE · lu ↗Methodology →Margin, price limits & fees — CEC
Holiday closures (2026)
- 2026-06-19Dragon Boat Festival closure
- 2026-06-22Dragon Boat Festival reopening — day session only
- 2026-09-25Mid-Autumn Festival closure
- 2026-09-28Mid-Autumn Festival reopening — day session only
- 2026-10-01 · 2026-10-02 · 2026-10-05 · 2026-10-06 · 2026-10-07National Day closure
- 2026-10-08National Day reopening — day session only
Low-S Fuel Oil listed contract months: last trading day & delivery
Full expiry calendar →As of 2026-11-11 the front-month Low-S Fuel Oil contract is LU2612 (last trading day 2026-11-30), followed by LU2701 (2026-12-31); "front month" here means nearest expiry, not the most active contract.
| LU2612 | LTD 2026-11-30 · delivery 2026-12-01–2026-12-07 |
|---|---|
| LU2701 | LTD 2026-12-31 · delivery 2027-01-04–2027-01-08 |
| LU2702 | LTD 2027-01-29 (est.) · delivery 2027-02-01–2027-02-05 |
| LU2703 | LTD 2027-02-26 (est.) · delivery 2027-03-01–2027-03-05 |
| LU2704 | LTD 2027-03-31 (est.) · delivery 2027-04-01–2027-04-07 |
| LU2705 | LTD 2027-04-30 (est.) · delivery 2027-05-03–2027-05-07 |
Dates are computed from the exchange contract text and the reviewed holiday calendar; open a symbol for its decode, month closures and neighbouring months.
Can a foreign investor trade Low-S Fuel Oil (LU), and take delivery of it?
INE Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU): specified route Effective 2020-06-22; QFI Effective 2022-09-02. Reviewed 2026-09-30; list status does not establish account or delivery eligibility.
- Specified route
- Effective 2020-06-22
- QFI
- Effective 2022-09-02
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Citation and eligibility boundaries
Account conditions, permitted purpose and delivery eligibility require separate checks of the applicable exchange, product and participant rules.
Futures Clock · INE LU · Low-sulfur fuel oil Snapshot reviewed: 2026-09-30 Dataset version: 1.9.16 Specified-product route: Effective 2020-06-22 QFI: Effective 2022-09-02 List status does not establish account or delivery eligibility; routes can overlap. Options are excluded. https://futuresclock.com/en/china-atlas/#ine-lu-futures China Futures Association listed-product catalogue (reviewed 30 Sep 2026, including three monthly-average products): https://www.cfachina.org/servicesupport/sspz/ INE containerized freight index (Europe) contract and access flags: https://www.shfe.cn/products/futures/index_f/ec_f/standard_ec_f/202605/t20260511_831624.html INE Announcement [2022] No.30 (2 Sep 2022): https://www.shfe.com.cn/publicnotice/notice/202209/t20220902_799178.html
FAQ
- What are Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil (LU) trading hours?
- Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil regular sessions are: Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00 (exchange local time).
- Does Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil have a night session and when does it end?
- Yes — the Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil night session runs 21:00–23:00 (exchange local time).
- Is Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil open right now?
- Check the live timeline for the current open/closed status of Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil and the countdown to the next open or close.
- Does Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil pause at lunchtime?
- Yes — the morning session ends at 11:30 and trading resumes at 13:30, with an additional short pause 10:15–10:30 (exchange local time).
- Does Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil trade on weekends?
- No Saturday or Sunday trading; the Friday night session runs as usual and closes at 23:00.
- When is Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil closed for Chinese New Year 2026?
- Spring Festival closures fall on 2026-02-16, 2026-02-17, 2026-02-18, 2026-02-19, 2026-02-20, 2026-02-23 (6 trading days); the first day back normally has a day session only.
Sources & review coverage
Holiday data coverage: 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31; regular sessions effective 2020-06-22.
The latest check is the newest date among related sources; it does not mean every schedule and holiday field was reviewed that day. Individual source dates follow.
- Crude oil continuous trading hoursShanghai International Energy Exchange · reviewed 2026-07-20
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