Is the Bursa open right now? Kuala Lumpur trading hours
The Bursa Malaysia (Bursa) trades 09:00–12:30, 14:30–17:00 Kuala Lumpur local time (UTC+8), Monday to Friday, with a midday break. That's 6 hours a day. The live status above shows whether it's open this second and counts down to the next bell, in your own timezone.
The Asia-Pacific session
Bursa against the exchanges it shares a session with. Switch the filter to see every market on the same axis.
- JPXTokyo 09:00–11:30, 12:30–15:30 · Tokyo local
- SSEShanghai 09:30–11:30, 13:00–15:00 · Shanghai local
- HKEXHong Kong 09:30–12:00, 13:00–16:00 · Hong Kong local
- SGXSingapore 09:00–12:00, 13:00–17:00 · Singapore local
- NSEMumbai 09:15–15:30 · Mumbai local
- ASXSydney 10:00–16:00 · Sydney local
- KRXSeoul 09:00–15:30 · Seoul local
- TWSETaipei 09:00–13:30 · Taipei local
- IDXJakarta 09:00–12:00, 13:30–15:50 · Jakarta local
- SETBangkok 10:00–12:30, 14:30–16:30 · Bangkok local
- BursaKuala Lumpur 09:00–12:30, 14:30–17:00 · Kuala Lumpur local
- NZXAuckland 10:00–16:45 · Auckland local
Live status loads with the page.
Days Bursa is closed
Public holidays in Malaysia. On these the board above shows Bursa shut even though the weekly schedule would have it trading — which is the whole reason to check.
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- 01 01 Hari Tahun Baru Thursday
- 17 02 Tahun Baru Cina Tuesday
- 18 02 Tahun Baru Cina Wednesday
- 07 03 Hari Nuzul Al-Quran Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 21 03 Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 22 03 Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 01 05 Hari Pekerja Friday
- 27 05 Hari Raya Haji Wednesday
- 31 05 Vesak Day Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 01 06 Hari Keputeraan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Monday
- 17 06 Awal Muharram Wednesday
- 25 08 Hari Keputeraan Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. Tuesday
- 31 08 Hari Kebangsaan Monday
- 16 09 Hari Malaysia Wednesday
- 08 11 Deepavali Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 09 11 Deepavali Monday
- 25 12 Hari Krismas Friday
- 01 01 Hari Tahun Baru Friday
- 06 02 Tahun Baru Cina Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 07 02 Tahun Baru Cina Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 08 02 Tahun Baru Cina (substitute day) Monday
- 24 02 Hari Nuzul Al-Quran Wednesday
- 09 03 Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Tuesday
- 10 03 Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Wednesday
- 01 05 Hari Pekerja Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 16 05 Hari Raya Haji Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 06 06 Awal Muharram Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 07 06 Hari Keputeraan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Monday
- 14 08 Hari Keputeraan Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 31 08 Hari Kebangsaan Tuesday
- 16 09 Hari Malaysia Thursday
- 28 10 Deepavali Thursday
- 25 12 Hari Krismas Saturday · falls on a weekend
| time zone | trading hours |
|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur (local) | 09:00–12:30, 14:30–17:00 |
| London | 02:00–05:30, 07:30–10:00 |
| New York | 21:00–00:30, 02:30–05:00 |
About Bursa trading hours
The Bursa Malaysia runs on Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, currently UTC+8. Its regular session is 09:00–12:30, 14:30–17:00 in Kuala Lumpur, 6 hours of continuous trading, interrupted by a midday recess (a common feature of Asian exchanges, where the morning and afternoon sessions are treated almost as two separate markets). The table above translates those hours into London and New York time so you can see exactly when the bell rings from wherever you follow the market.
Kuala Lumpur does not observe daylight saving, so Bursa sits at the same UTC hours all year. What moves is everybody else: when Europe and North America change their clocks, the bell appears to shift an hour on THEIR side of the conversion. The live panel reads the current offsets straight from the time-zone database, so OPEN, CLOSED and the countdown stay right through both transitions.
What is and is not modelled: the weekly schedule and the public holidays of Malaysia, so on a national holiday the panel says CLOSED and the countdown skips to the next real session rather than to a bell that will not ring. Not modelled: half-days, where the Bursa opens and closes early — Christmas Eve is the usual one — and unscheduled halts, which are on nobody's calendar. On a half-day the session is drawn in full. For anything time-critical, confirm against the exchange's own calendar.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Trading sessions and holiday calendars for the exchanges on /markets
- Source: Each exchange's published trading-hours page. Last checked, reviewed every 6 months.
Not covered:Regular weekly schedule only. Public holidays, half days and unscheduled halts are not modelled.
FAQ
What are the Bursa trading hours?
09:00–12:30, 14:30–17:00 Kuala Lumpur local time (UTC+8), Monday to Friday, 6 hours per trading day, split by a lunch break.
Is the Bursa open right now?
The status panel above updates live from Kuala Lumpur's time zone and shows OPEN or CLOSED plus a countdown to the next bell. Public holidays in Malaysia are taken into account, so on those days it says CLOSED and counts down to the next real trading session rather than to a bell that will not ring.
What time zone does the Bursa use?
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, UTC+8 year round — Kuala Lumpur does not change its clocks, so the session sits at the same UTC hours all year and only YOUR side of the conversion moves.
How many days a year is the Bursa closed for holidays?
21 public holidays in Malaysia fall on a weekday over the next two calendar years and cost a trading day each. The full list, including the ones that land on a weekend and cost nothing, is on this page and can be added to your calendar.