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November 2026 MT5 Trading Schedule

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Updated MT5 hours, November market holidays and early closes, all shown in UTC.

European Daylight Saving Time ended in October, changing the MT5 trading hours for several indices, Brent crude oil and Spanish shares.

November also brings a number of market holidays and early closes. Keep this schedule nearby when planning your trades and managing open positions.

All times in this article are shown in UTC.

Updated MT5 trading hours

The following hours have applied since October 26:

  • DAX 30 (GECEUR.c): Sunday 23:00–Monday 00:15; Monday–Thursday 00:16–21:00 and 22:02–00:15 the following day; Friday 00:16–21:00.

  • UK 100 (UKCGBP.c): Sunday 23:00–Monday 21:00; Monday–Thursday 22:02–21:00 the following day.

  • Spain 35 (ES35): Monday–Friday 07:00–19:00.

  • Euro Stoxx 50 (EXCEUR.c): Monday–Friday 07:00–21:00.

  • France 40 (FRCEUR.c): Monday–Friday 07:00–21:00.

  • Brent Crude Oil (UKOIL.c): Sunday 23:00–Monday 22:00; Tuesday–Thursday 00:00–22:00; Friday 00:00–21:00.

  • Spanish shares (IBE, MAP, SAN and TEF): Monday–Friday 08:00–16:30.

November market holidays

The following instruments are affected by full-day market closures:

  • November 2 – Brazil and Colombia: USDBRL and USDCOP.

  • November 3 – Japan: 2914.xjpx, 3382.xjpx, 6586.xjpx, 6758.xjpx, 6861.xjpx, 7201.xjpx, 7203.xjpx, 7267.xjpx, 7751.xjpx, 8031.xjpx, 8053.xjpx, 8306.xjpx, 8411.xjpx, 9984.xjpx, COLP, GREE, KDDI and TOELF.

  • November 10 – India: USDINR.

  • November 11 – US Veterans Day: USDBRL, USDCLP, USDCOP, USDIDR, USDINR, USDKRW and USDTWD.

  • November 16 – Colombia: USDCOP.

  • November 20 – Brazil: USDBRL.

  • November 23 – Japan: the same Japanese shares listed for November 3.

  • November 24 – India: USDINR.

  • November 26 – US Thanksgiving: USD pairs and all 785 US-listed stocks.

  • November 27 – Day after Thanksgiving: US-listed stocks close early.

Early market closes

November 26

  • 18:00 UTC: DJCUSD, NACUSD, SPCUSD, JPCJPY and RSLUSD;

  • 18:30 UTC: UKOIL;

  • 19:15 UTC: XAGGBP, XAGCHF and CUCUSD;

  • 19:30 UTC: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, USOIL and XNGUSD;

  • 21:00 UTC: GECEUR and UKCGBP.

November 27

  • 18:00 UTC: US-listed stocks;

  • 18:15 UTC: DJCUSD, NACUSD, SPCUSD, JPCJPY and RSLUSD;

  • 19:30 UTC: XAGGBP, XAGCHF and CUCUSD;

  • 19:45 UTC: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, USOIL and XNGUSD;

  • 20:00 UTC: UKOIL.

Before the market closes

Open positions on affected symbols cannot be modified or closed while the market is shut. The affected symbols return to normal trading at their next scheduled session open.

Review your open positions before each closure and check the platform for any later schedule updates.

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