Forex Market Hours in South African Time

Figures current at 27 September 2026. Source: TradeAnswers.

Sessions in South African time
SessionOpensClosesCharacter
Sydney00:00 or 01:0009:00 or 10:00Thin, AUD and NZD pairs
Tokyo02:00 or 03:0011:00 or 12:00JPY pairs, moderate
London10:00 or 11:0019:00 or 20:00Deepest liquidity of the day
New York15:00 or 16:0000:00 or 01:00High volume, US data
London and New York overlap15:00 or 16:0019:00 or 20:00Tightest spreads, largest moves
When each pair is most active, South African time
PairMost active window
USD/ZAR10:00 to 19:00, peaking in the overlap
EUR/USD10:00 to 19:00
GBP/USD10:00 to 19:00
USD/JPY02:00 to 11:00 and again in the overlap
AUD/USD00:00 to 09:00
Gold15:00 to 20:00
The week
TimeWhat happens
Sunday about 23:00Sydney opens, the week begins
Monday to ThursdayContinuous trading
Friday about 23:00New York closes, the week ends
WeekendNo trading; gaps at the open are common
Daily rollover, about 00:00Swap charged or credited, spreads widen briefly

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