Commodity family · Iron ore
Iron ore futures trading hours: DCE, SGX 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 iron ore futures open and close?
Iron ore futures trade on 2 exchanges. Regular exchange-local sessions: Iron Ore (DCE I) Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–23:00 (China Standard Time (UTC+8)); Iron Ore (SGX FEF) Day 07:25–20:00 · Night 20:15–05:15 (+1 day) (Singapore time).
- 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: Iron Ore vs Iron Ore.
- 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
Iron ore futures sessions by exchange
| Products | Session | Local | Beijing / Singapore | UTC | London | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore · DCE | Day | 09:00–15:00 | 09:00–15:00 | 01:00–07:00 | W 01:00–07:00S 02:00–08:00 | W 20:00 (prev day)–02:00S 21:00 (prev day)–03:00 |
| Night | 21:00–23:00 | 21:00–23:00 | 13:00–15:00 | W 13:00–15:00S 14:00–16:00 | W 08:00–10:00S 09:00–11:00 | |
| Iron Ore · SGX | Day | 07:25–20:00 | 07:25–20:00 | 23:25 (prev day)–12:00 | W 23:25 (prev day)–12:00S 00:25–13:00 | W 18:25 (prev day)–07:00S 19:25 (prev day)–08:00 |
| Night | 20:15–05:15 (+1 day) | 20:15–05:15 (+1 day) | 12:15–21:15 | W 12:15–21:15S 13:15–22:15 | W 07:15–16:15S 08:15–17:15 |
W / S = winter / summer offsets; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.