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Forex market hours in UAE

Every session, the busiest overlap, the weekly open and close and the ICT killzones in UAE time (GST), with a live clock and the next US and UK holidays.

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The forex week in UAE (GST, UTC+4)

London–New York overlap, the busiest hours17:00–21:00 in January; 16:00–20:00 in July
Week opens (January)Monday 02:00
Week closes (January)Saturday 02:00
Week opens (July)Monday 01:00
Week closes (July)Saturday 01:00
Session (GST)JanuaryJuly
Sydney00:00–09:0001:00–10:00
Tokyo04:00–13:0004:00–13:00
London12:00–21:0011:00–20:00
New York17:00–02:00 (+1 day)16:00–01:00 (+1 day)
ICT killzone (GST)JanuaryJuly
Asian Killzone05:00–09:0004:00–08:00
London Killzone11:00–14:0010:00–13:00
London Silver Bullet12:00–13:0011:00–12:00
New York AM Killzone16:00–19:0015:00–18:00
NY AM Silver Bullet19:00–20:0018:00–19:00
London Close Killzone19:00–21:0018:00–20:00
New York PM Killzone22:30–01:00 (+1 day)21:30–00:00
NY PM Silver Bullet23:00–00:0022:00–23:00
Next US holidays (opm.gov)
Wed 11 Nov 2026Veterans Day
Thu 26 Nov 2026Thanksgiving Day
Fri 25 Dec 2026Christmas Day
Fri 01 Jan 2027New Year's Day
Mon 18 Jan 2027Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mon 15 Feb 2027Washington's Birthday
Mon 31 May 2027Memorial Day
Fri 18 Jun 2027Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed)
Mon 05 Jul 2027Independence Day (observed)
Mon 06 Sep 2027Labor Day
Mon 11 Oct 2027Columbus Day
Thu 11 Nov 2027Veterans Day
Thu 25 Nov 2027Thanksgiving Day
Fri 24 Dec 2027Christmas Day (observed)
Next UK bank holidays (gov.uk)
Fri 25 Dec 2026Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec 2026Boxing Day (substitute day)
Fri 01 Jan 2027New Year's Day
Fri 26 Mar 2027Good Friday
Mon 29 Mar 2027Easter Monday
Mon 03 May 2027Early May bank holiday
Mon 31 May 2027Spring bank holiday
Mon 30 Aug 2027Summer bank holiday
Mon 27 Dec 2027Christmas Day (substitute day)
Tue 28 Dec 2027Boxing Day (substitute day)

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Forex hours in UAE time

The UAE keeps Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4) all year. Since the UAE moved its weekend to Saturday and Sunday, the local working week lines up with the forex week; the dirham itself is pegged to the US dollar at 3.6725.

The forex market runs from Sunday 17:00 to Friday 17:00 New York time. In UAE that is Monday 02:00 to Saturday 02:00 in January and Monday 01:00 to Saturday 01:00 in July. The tables show both months because New York, London and Sydney move their clocks in different weeks. For about three weeks in March and one week around the start of November the US and UK are out of step, and the overlap starts an hour earlier than usual.

When to trade, when to wait

Most of the day's range in EUR/USD, GBP/USD and gold is made in the London session and the London–New York overlap (17:00–21:00 GST in January). The Asian hours are usually quieter outside the yen and Aussie pairs. On a US or UK holiday one of the two big centres is shut, so volume is thin and spreads can be wider; check the lists above before planning a trade on those days.

أوقات سوق الفوركس في الإمارات

متى يفتح سوق الفوركس ويغلق بتوقيت الإمارات؟ في يناير يفتح يوم الاثنين الساعة 02:00 ويغلق يوم السبت الساعة 02:00، وفي يوليو يفتح يوم الاثنين الساعة 01:00 ويغلق يوم السبت الساعة 01:00 بتوقيت الإمارات.

متى تكون حركة السوق في ذروتها؟ عندما تكون لندن ونيويورك مفتوحتين معاً: في الفترة 17:00–21:00 في يناير و16:00–20:00 في يوليو بتوقيت الإمارات.

All countries: forex market hours by country. Release times: economic calendar.

Questions

When does the forex market open in UAE?

Monday 02:00 GST in January and Monday 01:00 in July (Sunday 17:00 New York time).

What is the best time to trade forex in UAE?

The London-New York overlap: 17:00–21:00 GST in January, 16:00–20:00 in July.

متى يفتح سوق الفوركس ويغلق بتوقيت الإمارات؟

في يناير يفتح يوم الاثنين الساعة 02:00 ويغلق يوم السبت الساعة 02:00، وفي يوليو يفتح يوم الاثنين الساعة 01:00 ويغلق يوم السبت الساعة 01:00 بتوقيت الإمارات.

متى تكون حركة السوق في ذروتها؟

عندما تكون لندن ونيويورك مفتوحتين معاً: في الفترة 17:00–21:00 في يناير و16:00–20:00 في يوليو بتوقيت الإمارات.

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