US daylight saving time and market hours

US daylight saving time starts at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. NYSE and Nasdaq keep 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time all year, so the open moves by one hour for anyone outside the US.

Europe switches on the last Sundays of March and October. For a few weeks each spring and autumn the US and Europe are out of step, and the gap between New York and London is four hours instead of five.

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US daylight saving time dates

Year	DST starts	DST ends
2026	Sun, March 8	Sun, November 1
2027	Sun, March 14	Sun, November 7
2028	Sun, March 12	Sun, November 5

US open and close in UTC

US open and close in UTC	Open	Close
During US daylight saving time	13:30	20:00
During US standard time	14:30	21:00

Trading hours

Session	Local time	UTC, US summer time	UTC, US standard time
Pre-market	04:00–09:30	08:00–13:30	09:00–14:30
Continuous trading	09:30–16:00	13:30–20:00	14:30–21:00
After hours	16:00–20:00	20:00–00:00 (+1)	21:00–01:00 (+1)

Local time: America/New_York.

FAQ

When does US daylight saving time start and end?

It starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. local time. The table lists the exact dates.

Does the NYSE change its trading hours for daylight saving time?

No. The market always opens at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Only the equivalent time in other time zones changes.

Why is New York only four hours behind London some weeks?

Because the US switches clocks two to three weeks before Europe in spring and one week after Europe in autumn.