Kerwin's Trading FloorGold market hours
Gold trading hours in New York time.
Gold trades almost around the clock, from Sunday evening to Friday evening New York time. Kerwin's room trades one slice of it: 7:50 to 10:30 am ET, Monday to Friday, when U.S. data and the stock market open land on the gold chart. Here is the whole week in New York time, the morning minute by minute, and what this fall's clock changes do to the session where you live.
Updated October 11, 2026
The trading week
When the gold market is open in New York time.
The most-watched exchange price for gold is the COMEX gold futures contract on CME Globex. CME publishes its hours in Chicago time. In New York time they are:
| New York time (ET) | As CME states it (CT) | |
|---|---|---|
| Week opens | Sunday 6:00 pm | Sunday 5:00 pm |
| Week closes | Friday 5:00 pm | Friday 4:00 pm |
| Daily break | 5:00 to 6:00 pm, Monday to Thursday | 4:00 to 5:00 pm |
New York and Chicago change their clocks on the same dates, so these New York times hold all year.
XAUUSD, the spot gold price most retail platforms show, isn't traded on one exchange. It trades over the counter between banks and dealers, and LBMA describes the London market as running "24 hours a day." No official body publishes a single open and close for spot gold, so your broker's platform sets the hours and the daily maintenance break you actually see. Check yours before you plan a session around them.
The New York morning
What happens between 7:50 and 10:30 am ET.
These are the scheduled moments inside the room's window. All times are New York time and don't move when the U.S. clocks change.
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Floor opensThe room goes live with the daily outlook already posted.
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U.S. data releasesThe Consumer Price Index and the monthly jobs report come out at 8:30 am on their release days, and the weekly jobless claims report usually comes out at 8:30 am on Thursday.
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NYSE openThe stock market's core session runs 9:30 am to 4:00 pm ET.
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ISM, JOLTS and the LBMA afternoon auctionThe ISM Manufacturing report comes out at 10:00 am on the first business day of the month, and the JOLTS job openings report comes out at 10:00 am on its release days. The LBMA Gold Price afternoon auction starts at 3:00 pm London time, which is usually 10:00 am in New York.
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Floor closesThe session recording goes up for members who couldn't make it live.
Clock changes
The 2026 clock changes and the New York session.
The U.K. sets its clocks back on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The U.S. follows a week later, on Sunday, November 1. New York goes from EDT to EST, which is why "ET" is the safe way to write New York time all year.
For the week of October 26 to 30, the gap shifts two things:
- The session starts at 11:50 am in the U.K. instead of 12:50 pm.
- The LBMA Gold Price afternoon auction starts at 11:00 am New York time, after the room closes, instead of 10:00 am.
From Monday, November 2, everything lines up again for the U.K. Places that don't change their clocks, such as India, Pakistan and the Philippines, see the session start one hour later from that day.
| Where you are | To Oct 23 | Oct 26 to 30 | From Nov 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Central | 6:50 to 9:30 am | 6:50 to 9:30 am | 6:50 to 9:30 am |
| U.S. Mountain | 5:50 to 8:30 am | 5:50 to 8:30 am | 5:50 to 8:30 am |
| Arizona | 4:50 to 7:30 am | 4:50 to 7:30 am | 5:50 to 8:30 am |
| U.S. Pacific | 4:50 to 7:30 am | 4:50 to 7:30 am | 4:50 to 7:30 am |
| U.K. | 12:50 to 3:30 pm | 11:50 am to 2:30 pm | 12:50 to 3:30 pm |
| Pakistan | 4:50 to 7:30 pm | 4:50 to 7:30 pm | 5:50 to 8:30 pm |
| India | 5:20 to 8:00 pm | 5:20 to 8:00 pm | 6:20 to 9:00 pm |
| Philippines | 7:50 to 10:30 pm | 7:50 to 10:30 pm | 8:50 to 11:30 pm |
On your device's clock, the next session runs .
On the calendar
U.S. reports that land in the session this fall.
| Date | Time (ET) | Report |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 2 | 10:00 am | ISM Manufacturing |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 8:30 am | Jobs report (Employment Situation) |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 8:30 am | Consumer Price Index |
| Tue, Dec 1 | 10:00 am | ISM Manufacturing and JOLTS job openings |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 8:30 am | Jobs report (Employment Situation) |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 8:30 am | Consumer Price Index |
The NYSE is closed on Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving) and Friday, December 25. The room doesn't run on U.S. holidays.
Questions
Questions about gold trading hours
Does gold trade 24/7?
No. COMEX gold futures trade from Sunday 6:00 pm to Friday 5:00 pm New York time, with a one-hour break from 5:00 to 6:00 pm on weekdays. Spot gold (XAUUSD) follows your broker's hours, which also close over the weekend.
Is the New York session in EST or EDT?
Both, depending on the date. New York is on EDT from March 8 to November 1, 2026 and on EST after that. Writing "ET" covers the whole year, and the session always starts at 7:50 am on the New York clock.
What time does the gold market open on Sunday in New York?
COMEX gold futures open at 6:00 pm New York time on Sunday. Spot gold on most platforms opens around the same time, but the exact minute depends on your broker.
Why does the room trade only 7:50 to 10:30 am?
Kerwin trades one pair in one window. That window covers the 8:30 am data releases and the 9:30 am stock market open, and trading the same hours every day makes Monday's session directly comparable to Friday's. Read how he narrowed it down.
Sources
Where these times come from.
- CME Group, Gold Futures and Options fact card: Globex hours for COMEX gold futures.
- LBMA, About Loco London and ICE Benchmark Administration, LBMA Gold Price: the London market and auction times.
- NIST, Daylight Saving Time and GOV.UK, When do the clocks change?: 2026 clock change dates.
- NYSE, Holidays and Trading Hours: core session, holidays and early closes.
- BLS 2026 release calendar, DOL weekly claims release and ISM report calendar: U.S. release times and dates.
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