European session guide
When do European futures markets open?
Start with the opening order, then use an exchange or contract page for the exact session. Eurex, ICE Futures Europe and the LME do not share one local clock or one DST convention.
Latest relevant source check 2026-10-13 · sources on each exchange and contract page
When do European futures markets open?
Among the European venues covered here, Eurex opens first at 00:10 UTC (01:10 CET in winter / 02:10 CEST in summer, i.e. 08:10 Beijing time); ICE Brent crude and LME metals in London follow at 01:00 London time.
- Eurex: index, VSTOXX and bond futures open 00:10 UTC and close 22:00 local (05:00 next day Beijing in European winter, 04:00 in summer).
- ICE Brent crude: 01:00–23:00 London time Tuesday to Friday, with the Monday session opening Sunday 23:00 London. LME LMEselect: 01:00–19:00 London time.
- 01:00 London = 08:00 Beijing during British Summer Time or 09:00 in winter; = 20:00 the previous evening in New York, except for the two to three weeks each spring and autumn when UK and US clocks change on different dates.
Source: Futures Clock, reviewed 2026-10-26
Three principal European session groups
Eurex (EUREX)
01:10–22:00 (winter) · 02:10–22:00 (summer)
Example product: EURO STOXX 50 Index
Central European Time (CET/CEST) · 9 live products
ICE Futures Europe (ICE)
23:00 (prev day)–23:00 · 01:00–23:00
Example product: Brent Crude
London time · 1 live product
Product hours across four reference clocks
Regular hours for tracked products only; an example product does not represent every contract at its exchange. Some Eurex extended-session opens stay fixed in UTC while closes change with DST. Query a specific date during US/Europe mismatch weeks.
| Products | Session | Local | Beijing / Singapore | UTC | London | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURO STOXX 50 Index, DAX Index, Mini-DAX Index, Micro-DAX Index, VSTOXX Index, Euro-Schatz, Euro-Bobl, Euro-Bund, Euro-Buxl · EUREX | Continuous trading | W 01:10–22:00S 02:10–22:00 | W 08:10–05:00 (+1 day)S 08:10–04:00 (+1 day) | W 00:10–21:00S 00:10–20:00 | W 00:10–21:00S 01:10–21:00 | W 19:10 (prev day)–16:00S 20:10 (prev day)–16:00 |
| Brent Crude · ICE | Day | 01:00–23:00 | W 09:00–07:00 (+1 day)S 08:00–06:00 (+1 day) | W 01:00–23:00S 00:00–22:00 | 01:00–23:00 | 20:00 (prev day)–18:00 |
| Copper, Aluminium, Lead, Zinc, Nickel, Tin, Steel HRC Shanghai · LME | LMEselect | 01:00–19:00 | W 09:00–03:00 (+1 day)S 08:00–02:00 (+1 day) | W 01:00–19:00S 00:00–18:00 | 01:00–19:00 | 20:00 (prev day)–14:00 |
W / S mean standard winter / summer regimes. Beijing and Singapore are both UTC+8. See the holiday calendar for exceptions.