Is the NZX open right now? Auckland trading hours
The New Zealand Exchange (NZX) trades 10:00–16:45 Auckland local time (UTC+12), Monday to Friday. That's 6.75 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
NZX 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 NZX is closed
Public holidays in New Zealand. On these the board above shows NZX shut even though the weekly schedule would have it trading — which is the whole reason to check.
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- 01 01 New Year's Day Thursday
- 02 01 Day after New Year's Day Friday
- 06 02 Waitangi Day Friday
- 03 04 Good Friday Friday
- 06 04 Easter Monday Monday
- 25 04 ANZAC Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 27 04 ANZAC Day (substitute day) Monday
- 01 06 King's Birthday Monday
- 10 07 Matariki Friday
- 26 10 Labour Day Monday
- 25 12 Christmas Day Friday
- 26 12 Boxing Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 28 12 Boxing Day (substitute day) Monday
- 01 01 New Year's Day Friday
- 02 01 Day after New Year's Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 04 01 Day after New Year's Day (substitute day) Monday
- 06 02 Waitangi Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 08 02 Waitangi Day (substitute day) Monday
- 26 03 Good Friday Friday
- 29 03 Easter Monday Monday
- 25 04 ANZAC Day Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 26 04 ANZAC Day (substitute day) Monday
- 07 06 King's Birthday Monday
- 25 06 Matariki Friday
- 25 10 Labour Day Monday
- 25 12 Christmas Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 26 12 Boxing Day Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 27 12 Christmas Day (substitute day) Monday
- 28 12 Boxing Day (substitute day) Tuesday
| time zone | trading hours |
|---|---|
| Auckland (local) | 10:00–16:45 |
| London | 23:00–05:45 |
| New York | 18:00–00:45 |
About NZX trading hours
The New Zealand Exchange runs on Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC+12. Its regular session is 10:00–16:45 in Auckland, 6.75 hours of continuous trading with no lunch break. 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.
Because the exchange keeps local time, its hours move when Auckland changes its clocks for daylight saving, and since not every financial centre shifts on the same date, the gap between NZX and other exchanges wobbles by an hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn. The live panel at the top sidesteps all of that: it reads the current offset straight from the time-zone database, so OPEN, CLOSED and the countdown are always right to the second.
What is and is not modelled: the weekly schedule and the public holidays of New Zealand, 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 NZX 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 for 16 stock exchanges
- 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 NZX trading hours?
10:00–16:45 Auckland local time (UTC+12), Monday to Friday, 6.75 hours per trading day.
Is the NZX open right now?
The status panel above updates live from Auckland's time zone and shows OPEN or CLOSED plus a countdown to the next bell. Public holidays in New Zealand 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 NZX use?
Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12 right now), so its hours shift with daylight saving in Auckland, the live panel always uses the current offset.
How many days a year is the NZX closed for holidays?
22 public holidays in New Zealand 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.