Daylight saving · 2026–2027
Daylight saving time and futures hours: winter vs summer, exchange by exchange
6 venues move in Beijing time with US or European daylight saving, 8 never do; the table gives both regimes side by side, and the dates are above.
Latest relevant session source check 2026-11-09
What time do US and European futures open in Beijing time after the clocks change?
2026: the United States starts daylight saving on 2026-03-08 and ends it on 2026-11-01; Europe and the UK start on 2026-03-29 and end on 2026-10-25. 2027: US 2027-03-14 / 2027-11-07, Europe 2027-03-28 / 2027-10-31. Check the product-specific convention: some Eurex extended-session opens stay fixed in UTC and move on the local clock; CME Globex runs 06:00–05:00 (+1 day) Beijing time in summer and 07:00–06:00 (+1 day) in winter; the LME 08:00–02:00 (+1 day) in summer and 09:00–03:00 (+1 day) in winter; China's six exchanges, SGX and OSE do not change.
Rules & source
- Next change: United States starts daylight saving on Sun 14 Mar 2027 (as of 2026-11-11).
- Out-of-step window 2027-03-14 to 2027-03-27: the US has started daylight saving while Europe has not, so the LME and Eurex use European winter conversions while CME, COMEX and NYMEX use US summer conversions; whether ICE Brent trades temporary hours in this window depends on an ICE circular not yet issued. Product-specific local-time and fixed-UTC conventions still apply.
- Out-of-step window 2027-10-31 to 2027-11-06: Europe has ended daylight saving while the US has not, so the LME and Eurex use European winter conversions while CME, COMEX and NYMEX use US summer conversions; whether ICE Brent trades temporary hours in this window depends on an ICE circular not yet issued. Product-specific local-time and fixed-UTC conventions still apply.
- Dates follow the statutory rules (US: second Sunday of March to first Sunday of November; EU and UK: last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October); specific trading arrangements remain subject to exchange notices.
Source: Futures Clock, reviewed 2026-11-09
Who moves which week: the first Monday open in Beijing time
United States switches on Sun 14 Mar 2027 and Europe / UK on Sun 28 Mar 2027, leaving 2027-03-14 to 2027-03-27 out of step. The table gives each product's first Monday open in Beijing time for the three weeks, computed by the engine behind the live clock from the switch rules and exchange calendars; a marked cell has moved an hour from the column before.
| Product | Before the US switches week | Out of step (the US only) week | After Europe switches too week |
|---|---|---|---|
| LME Copper (CA) | Tue 1 h earlier | ||
| ICE Brent Crude (B) | 1 h earlier | ||
| COMEX Gold (GC) | (Provisional) | 1 h earlier (Provisional) | (Provisional) |
| NYMEX WTI Crude (CL) | (Provisional) | 1 h earlier (Provisional) | (Provisional) |
| CME E-mini S&P 500 (ES) | (Provisional) | 1 h earlier (Provisional) | (Provisional) |
| EUREX DAX Index (FDAX) | Tue | ||
| SHFE Copper (CU) | (Provisional) | (Provisional) | (Provisional) |
When Monday is a holiday the week's first trading day is shown. (Provisional) marks a date beyond the reviewed calendars, computed from the regular sessions. China's six exchanges, SGX and OSE never move; SHFE copper stands for them.
4 out-of-step mistakes
- Whether ICE Brent trades temporary hours: ICE may announce temporary hours for the out-of-step days 14 Mar–27 Mar; no such circular is recorded yet, so the table uses Brent's regular hours. ICE's circular will take precedence. Source: Brent Crude Futures contract specifications and trading hours ↗
- A US "Sunday" open is Monday morning in Beijing: CME states "Sunday - Friday 5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT": the 17:00 Chicago open on Sunday is Mon 06:00 in Beijing under daylight saving and Mon 07:00 in winter, not Sunday evening in Beijing. Source: WTI Crude Oil futures contract information ↗
- The switch-day evening open is already on the new time: The US changes clocks early on Sunday 14 Mar (08:00 UTC), before that evening's open, so the week's first session already runs on summer time: 06:00 Beijing time on Mon 15 Mar. Do not wait for Monday to convert. Europe works the same way: London changes at 01:00 UTC on Sunday 28 Mar. Source: WTI Crude Oil futures contract information ↗
- London and New York are 4 hours apart: From 14 Mar to 27 Mar London is 4 hours ahead of New York (usually 5): 08:30 New York is 12:30 London and 20:30 Beijing. The usual 5-hour rule of thumb is an hour out.
2026 autumn MNQ Sunday opening examples
Calculated from the reviewed MNQ calendar. Select a time to check that local date using the current dataset.
Sources & coverage
Query links recalculate against the current dataset; they are not fixed snapshots.
Dataset v1.9.16 · sources reviewed 2026-10-20 · coverage boundaries 2026-07-25 00:00 America/Chicago to 2026-12-29 00:00 America/Chicago (end is exclusive).
Switch dates 2026–2027
| Date | Region | Change | Venues affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | United States | starts daylight saving | CME · COMEX · NYMEX |
| Sun | Europe / UK | starts daylight saving | LME · ICE · EUREX |
| Sun | Europe / UK | ends daylight saving | LME · ICE · EUREX |
| Sun | United States | ends daylight saving | CME · COMEX · NYMEX |
Each exchange in Beijing time: summer vs winter
| Exchange | Session | Local | Beijing · summer | Beijing · winter | UTC · summer / winter | Moves? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CME | CME Globex | 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 | 06:00–05:00 (+1 day) | 07:00–06:00 (+1 day) | 22:00 (prev day)–21:00 / 23:00 (prev day)–22:00 | moves |
| COMEX | CME Globex | 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 | 06:00–05:00 (+1 day) | 07:00–06:00 (+1 day) | 22:00 (prev day)–21:00 / 23:00 (prev day)–22:00 | moves |
| NYMEX | CME Globex | 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 | 06:00–05:00 (+1 day) | 07:00–06:00 (+1 day) | 22:00 (prev day)–21:00 / 23:00 (prev day)–22:00 | moves |
| ICE | Day | 01:00–23:00 | 08:00–06:00 (+1 day) | 09:00–07:00 (+1 day) | 00:00–22:00 / 01:00–23:00 | moves |
| LME | LMEselect | 01:00–19:00 | 08:00–02:00 (+1 day) | 09:00–03:00 (+1 day) | 00:00–18:00 / 01:00–19:00 | moves |
| EUREX | Continuous trading | winter 01:10–22:00summer 02:10–22:00 | 08:10–04:00 (+1 day) | 08:10–05:00 (+1 day) | 00:10–20:00 / 00:10–21:00 | moves |
| SGX | Day | 07:25–20:00 | 07:25–20:00 | 07:25–20:00 | 23:25 (prev day)–12:00 | same |
| Night | 20:15–05:15 (+1 day) | 20:15–05:15 (+1 day) | 20:15–05:15 (+1 day) | 12:15–21:15 | same | |
| OSE | Day | 08:45–15:45 | 07:45–14:45 | 07:45–14:45 | 23:45 (prev day)–06:45 | same |
| Night | 17:00–06:00 (+1 day) | 16:00–05:00 (+1 day) | 16:00–05:00 (+1 day) | 08:00–21:00 | same | |
| CFFEX | Day | 09:30–15:00 | 09:30–15:00 | 09:30–15:00 | 01:30–07:00 | same |
| SHFE | Day | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 01:00–07:00 | same |
| Night | 21:00–01:00 (+1 day) | 21:00–01:00 (+1 day) | 21:00–01:00 (+1 day) | 13:00–17:00 | same | |
| DCE | Day | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 01:00–07:00 | same |
| Night | 21:00–23:00 | 21:00–23:00 | 21:00–23:00 | 13:00–15:00 | same | |
| CZCE | Day | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 01:00–07:00 | same |
| Night | 21:00–23:00 | 21:00–23:00 | 21:00–23:00 | 13:00–15:00 | same | |
| INE | Day | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 01:00–07:00 | same |
| Night | 21:00–02:30 (+1 day) | 21:00–02:30 (+1 day) | 21:00–02:30 (+1 day) | 13:00–18:30 | same | |
| GFEX | Day | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 01:00–07:00 | same |
"Moves" means the Beijing-time conversion changes with that region's daylight saving; Eurex changes its own local open (01:10 / 02:10 CET), which is why its Beijing-time open stays 08:10 all year and only the close moves.
FAQ
- What time does CME Globex open in Beijing time after US clocks go back?
- After the US ends daylight saving (2026-11-01), CME Globex (with COMEX and NYMEX) runs 07:00–06:00 (+1 day) Beijing time; during daylight saving it is 06:00–05:00 (+1 day).
- Do European and US futures open earlier in summer or in winter?
- Products with unchanged local sessions shift one hour earlier in Beijing time during daylight saving. This is not universal: some Eurex extended-session opens stay fixed in UTC, keeping the same Beijing-time open while the close changes. Check each product in the table.
- Why are Europe and the US out of step in late October and mid-March?
- They change on different Sundays: in autumn Europe ends first (2026-10-25) and the US a week later (2026-11-01); in spring the US starts first (2027-03-14) and Europe two weeks later (2027-03-28). In between, each region's Beijing-time conversion moves on its own.
- Are China futures affected by daylight saving?
- No. China does not observe daylight saving, so SHFE, DCE, CZCE, GFEX, CFFEX and INE, and likewise SGX and OSE, keep the same Beijing-time hours all year; this page matters only when converting US and European markets.