Shanghai Futures Exchange · SHFE AU
Gold (AU) trading hours, contract specs and expiry
Live open/closed status and full session times, plus contract size, tick economics and expiry dates in one verified reference.
- Regular hours
- Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–02:30 (+1 day)
- Tick value
- ¥20
- Contract size
- 1,000 g/lot
Verify against official exchange notices before trading; specs, hours and expiries carry separate review dates.
Gold (AU) is a metals futures product listed on Shanghai Futures 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 21:00–02:30 (next day) — the late group shared by precious metals and crude, extended into the small hours to overlap the active London and New York day sessions. 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 | 21:00–02:30 (+1 day) | 13:00–18:30 | winter 13:00–18:30summer 14:00–19:30 | winter 08:00–13:30summer 09:00–14:30 |
Conversions use standard winter/summer offsets; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.
Is Gold (AU) open right now? When does it open and close?
Gold (AU) trades on Shanghai Futures Exchange Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–02:30 (+1 day) 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), with no weekend trading. The next closure or special session is Sep 28 (Mid-Autumn Festival reopening — day session only). 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: 21:00–02:30 (+1 day) China Standard Time (UTC+8) — UTC 13:00–18:30; London winter 13:00–18:30 · summer 14:00–19:30; New York winter 08:00–13:30 · summer 09:00–14:30.
- Next closures or special sessions: Sep 28 Mid-Autumn Festival reopening — day session only (special session); Oct 1–Oct 7 National Day closure; Oct 8 National Day reopening — day session only (special session).
- 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 Gold (AU) open today or tomorrow?
The status line above resolves the current date in your own time zone. There is no Saturday trading; the week restarts Monday at 09:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8). On a weekday it is closed only on the dates listed above; otherwise the regular sessions apply — Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–02:30 (+1 day) China Standard Time (UTC+8).
What are SHFE gold (AU) trading hours, and when does the night session end?
SHFE gold (AU) trades day sessions 09:00–11:30 and 13:30–15:00 Beijing time (with a 10:15–10:30 pause) plus a night session from 21:00 to 02:30 next day — the latest-closing night group, shared with silver and crude.
- Opening times: 09:00 for the day session and 21:00 for the night session on every trading day; the Friday night session runs into Saturday 02:30, and there is no day session at weekends.
- The night session belongs to the next trading date; pre-holiday nights (Sep 24 and Sep 30 evenings in 2026) are suspended, and Oct 8 reopens with a day session only.
- Against COMEX gold (GC): its open converts to 06:00 Beijing time Monday–Friday during US daylight saving (07:00 in US winter) and its close to 05:00 (06:00) next day, so the two markets overlap through the SHFE day and night sessions.
Source: Futures Clock, reviewed 2026-09-04
CONTRACT REFERENCE
Contract specifications
- Contract size
- 1,000 g/lot
- Minimum tick
- ¥0.02/g
- Tick value
- ¥20
Expiry rule15th of delivery month (holiday-adjusted)
FRONT CONTRACTS
Upcoming expiries
* Estimated from the exchange rule and may move for holidays. Countdowns are measured from 2026-09-26 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 sourceSHFE · au ↗Methodology →
Holiday closures (2026)
- 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
Gold listed contract months: last trading day & delivery
Full expiry calendar →As of 2026-09-26 the front-month Gold contract is AU2610 (last trading day 2026-10-15), followed by AU2611 (2026-11-16); "front month" here means nearest expiry, not the most active contract.
| AU2610 | LTD 2026-10-15 · delivery 2026-10-16 |
|---|---|
| AU2611 | LTD 2026-11-16 · delivery 2026-11-17 |
| AU2612 | LTD 2026-12-15 · delivery 2026-12-16 |
| AU2702 | LTD 2027-02-15 (est.) · delivery 2027-02-16 |
| AU2704 | LTD 2027-04-15 (est.) · delivery 2027-04-16 |
| AU2706 | LTD 2027-06-15 (est.) · delivery 2027-06-16 |
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 Gold (AU), and take delivery of it?
Gold (AU) has been on the QFI commodity list since 2022-09-02 and is not a specified domestic product. The VAT-invoice test shuts a QFI out of duty-paid delivery, and the bonded "overseas buyer" allocation excludes QFII and RQFII by name. What is left is closing the position.
- Specified domestic product
- No
- QFI
- 2022-09-02
- Delivery reachability
- No delivery
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FAQ
- What are Gold (AU) trading hours?
- Gold regular sessions are: Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–02:30 (+1 day) (exchange local time).
- Does Gold have a night session and when does it end?
- Yes — the Gold night session runs 21:00–02:30 (next day) (exchange local time).
- Is Gold open right now?
- Check the live timeline for the current open/closed status of Gold and the countdown to the next open or close.
- Does Gold 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 Gold trade on weekends?
- There is no day session on Saturday or Sunday; the Friday night session runs as usual and closes at 02:30 early Saturday morning.
- When is Gold 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 2026-07-06.
- Trading — product trading hoursShanghai Futures Exchange · reviewed 2026-07-20
- Trading Schedule during National Holidays for Year 2026Shanghai Futures Exchange · reviewed 2026-07-20
Read the data sources, freshness and corrections methodology →