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Equity index futures trading hours: CFFEX, CME, EUREX side by side
The same commodity on every exchange it trades on, one table: each row in exchange-local time and converted to Beijing, UTC, London and New York. The strip shows which are open right now.
What time do equity index futures open and close?
Equity index futures trade on 3 exchanges. Regular exchange-local sessions: CSI 300 Index (CFFEX IF) Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 (China Standard Time (UTC+8)); SSE 50 Index (CFFEX IH) Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 (China Standard Time (UTC+8)); CSI 500 Index (CFFEX IC) Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 (China Standard Time (UTC+8)); CSI 1000 Index (CFFEX IM) Day 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 (China Standard Time (UTC+8)); E-mini S&P 500 (CME ES) 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (US Central Time); Micro E-mini S&P 500 (CME MES) 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (US Central Time); E-mini Nasdaq-100 (CME NQ) 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (US Central Time); Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 (CME MNQ) 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 (US Central Time); EURO STOXX 50 Index (EUREX FESX) 01:10–22:00 (winter) · 02:10–22:00 (summer) (Central European Time (CET/CEST)); DAX Index (EUREX FDAX) 01:10–22:00 (winter) · 02:10–22:00 (summer) (Central European Time (CET/CEST)); Mini-DAX Index (EUREX FDXM) 01:10–22:00 (winter) · 02:10–22:00 (summer) (Central European Time (CET/CEST)); Micro-DAX Index (EUREX FDXS) 01:10–22:00 (winter) · 02:10–22:00 (summer) (Central European Time (CET/CEST)).
- The table below converts these sessions to Beijing, UTC, London and New York time, with separate winter and summer schedules where needed.
- Overlap windows and one-sided hours are on the comparison pages: CSI 300 Index vs E-mini S&P 500, E-mini S&P 500 vs EURO STOXX 50 Index, E-mini S&P 500 vs DAX Index, E-mini Nasdaq-100 vs DAX Index, Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 vs Micro-DAX Index, SSE 50 Index vs EURO STOXX 50 Index.
- Each product page lists its official sources and review dates. Conversions distinguish winter and summer time; use the holiday calendar for early closes and full-day closures.
Source: Futures Clock, reviewed 2026-11-09
Equity index futures sessions by exchange
| Products | Session | Local | Beijing / Singapore | UTC | London | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSI 300 Index, SSE 50 Index, CSI 500 Index, CSI 1000 Index · CFFEX | Day | 09:30–15:00 | 09:30–15:00 | 01:30–07:00 | W 01:30–07:00S 02:30–08:00 | W 20:30 (prev day)–02:00S 21:30 (prev day)–03:00 |
| E-mini S&P 500, Micro E-mini S&P 500, E-mini Nasdaq-100, Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 · CME | CME Globex | 17:00 (prev day)–16:00 | W 07:00–06:00 (+1 day)S 06:00–05:00 (+1 day) | W 23:00 (prev day)–22:00S 22:00 (prev day)–21:00 | 23:00 (prev day)–22:00 | 18:00 (prev day)–17:00 |
| EURO STOXX 50 Index, DAX Index, Mini-DAX Index, Micro-DAX Index · 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 |
W / S = winter / summer offsets; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.