🇬🇧 London Stock Exchange: Holidays/Hours

The London Stock Exchange is open from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time, Monday through Friday. The LSE is closed on weekends and the following holidays. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is closed and observes the following holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. The LSE also closes early on Christmas Eve.

How big is the LSE?

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. It is currently the third largest stock market by market capitalization, behind the NYSE and the NASDAQ. The London Stock Exchange was founded over 300 years ago, in 1773. It has a lengthy history and has played a central role in the development of modern financial exchanges around the globe.

Is the LSE the same exchange as the Euronext?

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is not a member of Euronext. Euronext is a European exchange that was formed through the merger of several smaller exchanges. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) while not a member of Euronext, it is a member of the FTSE index, which is a market index that includes the top-100 companies listed on the LSE.


The atomic stock market clocks above take into account for holiday closures,
but in some cases exchanges may occasionally close early, either on a planned or unplanned basis.


Developer APIs to feed stock exchange hours by IsTheMarketOpen.com
JSON Feed Stock Market Hours - markets.json