Forex Market Hours in Malaysia (MYT)

The session clock here shows each centre's session in its local time, in GMT and in Malaysia time (MYT), and marks which sessions are open now once it loads.

What time does the forex market open and close in Malaysia?

The forex market opens with Sydney at 5 am MYT on Monday morning and closes with New York early on Saturday, at 6 am MYT. Sydney’s daylight time shifts the Monday open to 4 am MYT, and New York’s daylight time shifts the Saturday close to 5 am MYT. The times are each centre’s own weekday hours converted to MYT (UTC+8). You can follow the whole week on the session clock above. To trade any session, you need a broker, and our Best Forex Brokers in Malaysia (2026) guide ranks the brokers.

Forex trading sessions in Malaysian time

Four sessions make up the forex week in Malaysian time: Sydney from 5 am to 2 pm MYT, Tokyo from 8 am to 5 pm MYT, London from 4 pm to 1 am MYT, and New York from 9 pm to 6 am MYT, all at standard time. The sessions table lists those windows, and the chart below lays them on one 24-hour MYT axis, so you can match any hour of your day to the sessions running then.

Asian session forex time in Malaysia: Sydney and Tokyo

Sydney runs 5 am to 2 pm MYT at Australian standard time, and an hour earlier, 4 am to 1 pm MYT, during Australian daylight time. Tokyo follows, running 8 am to 5 pm MYT, and never moves, because Japan keeps no daylight saving. Gold (XAU/USD) trades through these hours, and our Best Gold Trading Platforms in Malaysia (2026) guide lists the platforms you can use for it.

What time is the London session in Malaysia?

The London session in Malaysia runs 4 pm to 1 am MYT while London is on GMT, ending one hour after midnight on your clock. On British Summer Time, the window moves an hour earlier, to 3 pm to midnight MYT. London’s first hour at standard time overlaps Tokyo’s last hour, 4 pm to 5 pm MYT.

What time is the New York session in Malaysia?

New York’s session in Malaysia runs 9 pm to 6 am MYT on EST, and an hour earlier, 8 pm to 5 am MYT, on daylight time. If you trade US index CFDs as well, our Best CFD Brokers in Malaysia (2026) guide walks you through them. The local hours stay 8 am to 5 pm in New York all year.

When do London and New York overlap in Malaysian time?

London and New York overlap 9 pm to 1 am MYT at standard time, a four-hour window in your evening. Each clock change moves it an hour earlier: 8 pm to midnight MYT when both cities are on summer time, and 8 pm to 1 am MYT, five hours, in the few weeks when only New York has switched to daylight time. The session clock’s overlap table tracks every period.

How daylight saving moves the forex sessions in Malaysia

Malaysia keeps UTC+8 all year with no daylight saving, so your clock never moves. When London, New York, or Sydney change their clocks, their sessions shift on the Malaysian clock instead, and the session clock’s tables compute each change date for you. One clock can still differ from MYT: brokers set their own server times, and an MT4 chart shows the broker’s server time. For MT4 platforms, our Best MT4 Brokers in Malaysia (2026) guide sets out the options.

What is the best time to trade forex in Malaysia?

The best time to trade forex in Malaysia, in my view, is the London and New York overlap, 9 pm to 1 am MYT at standard time, when two of the four sessions run together. I would not chase every hour of it: pick the window that fits your day. Spreads cost you more whenever they widen, whatever the hour, and our Lowest Spread Forex Brokers in Malaysia (2026) comparison puts the brokers’ published spreads side by side.

In a statement dated 12 July 2024, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said: “Forex trading, except those that are carried out with banks licensed by BNM, is illegal!” The brokers on our Malaysian list take Malaysian residents through companies licensed outside Malaysia, not by Malaysian regulators. You can read BNM’s statement of 12 July 2024 in full.