Night-session guide
China Futures Night Sessions by Close Group
Every night session opens at 21:00 Beijing time; the close time defines the group — and reflects how tightly each product tracks overseas markets.
Data reviewed 2026-07-23 · sources on each product page
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23:00 group (most commodities)
Ferrous, energy-chemical and agricultural products trade 21:00–23:00, covering the European afternoon and the run-up to the US open.
01:00 group (base metals)
Base metals run to 01:00 next day, overlapping the active LME afternoon so onshore and London prices can track each other.
02:30 group (precious metals & crude)
Precious metals and crude run to 02:30 next day, covering the main New York day session to reduce overnight gap risk.
No night session
Equity-index and bond futures, plus GFEX products, have no night session; all trading happens in the day session.
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FAQ
- Which Chinese futures products have a night session?
- 31 products currently do: the commodities group closes 23:00, base metals 01:00 next day, precious metals & crude 02:30 next day; index, bond, and GFEX products have none.
- Why do base metals run to 01:00 and precious metals to 02:30?
- Each close maps to the overseas session it tracks: base metals overlap the LME London afternoon (to 01:00), while precious metals and crude cover the New York day session (to 02:30) for cross-market pricing and hedging.
- Which trading date does the night session belong to?
- The night session starts the next trading date (T+1): Monday's 21:00 session belongs to Tuesday, and Friday's runs into Saturday morning as part of Monday's trading date.