Forex Market Hours in Singapore (SGT)

The session clock gives each session's own market hours, the same hours in GMT, and the same hours in SGT, and it marks which sessions are open at the moment you are reading.

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

Which open and close applies depends on Sydney and New York, because Singapore never changes its clocks. Sydney is on standard time from the first Sunday in April to the first Sunday in October, and on daylight time otherwise. New York is on daylight time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, and on standard time otherwise. Their change dates differ, so three combinations occur. When Sydney is on standard time and New York on daylight time, the week opens and closes at the same hour on the Singapore clock, which in 2026 held for the trading weeks from Monday 6 April to Monday 28 September. When both are on daylight time you get the earlier open and the earlier close, which in 2026 held from Monday 9 March to Monday 30 March and Monday 5 October to Monday 26 October. When Sydney is on daylight time and New York on standard time, the earlier open meets the later close, which in 2026 held from Monday 5 January to Monday 2 March and from Monday 2 November onward. The latest open and the latest close never fall in the same week. To trade the week you need a broker, and our Best Forex Brokers in Singapore (2026) guide ranks forex brokers for Singapore traders.

Forex trading sessions in Singapore time (SGT)

The four sessions run in a fixed order through the Singapore day, and the chart shows them at standard time. Sydney opens the week and hands the morning to Tokyo, the two overlapping through the Singapore morning into the early afternoon. Tokyo overlaps London for one hour in the late afternoon before London carries the evening. New York opens in the Singapore evening and overlaps London, then runs through the Singapore night into the next morning, when Sydney opens the next Singapore day. Between the Monday open and the Saturday close, at least one session is open at every hour on the Singapore clock, so the market runs continuously through the trading week.

What time is the London session in Singapore?

The London session runs from 4 pm to 1 am SGT while London is on GMT, and from 3 pm to midnight SGT while on BST. Local hours hold steady, 8 am to 5 pm in London, so only the Singapore reading changes. On GMT it opens on one Singapore day and closes after midnight on the next. If you trade the London session on MT4, our Best MT4 Brokers in Singapore (2026) guide lists MT4 brokers for Singapore traders.

What time is the New York (US) session in Singapore?

The New York session runs from 9 pm to 6 am SGT while New York is on EST, and from 8 pm to 5 am SGT while it is on EDT. In New York itself the session hours are fixed all year, 8 am to 5 pm. Both windows close on the next Singapore morning, so most of each one sits in your night. Its Friday session is the one whose close ends the trading week.

Asian session forex time in Singapore: Sydney and Tokyo

Tokyo sits inside your Singapore working day, while Sydney opens before it, in the early morning, and closes in the early afternoon. Sydney runs 5 am to 2 pm SGT on AEST and 4 am to 1 pm SGT on AEDT, locally 7 am to 4 pm. Tokyo runs 8 am to 5 pm SGT all year, 9 am to 6 pm locally. If you are starting out, our Best Forex Broker for Beginners in Singapore guide ranks brokers for beginners in Singapore.

When do London and New York overlap in Singapore time?

London and New York overlap for four hours: 9 pm to 1 am SGT with London on GMT and New York on EST, and 8 pm to midnight SGT with London on BST and New York on EDT. The five-hour window, 8 pm to 1 am SGT, comes while New York is on EDT and London is still on GMT, between the second and last Sundays of March and between the last Sunday of October and the first Sunday of November. In 2026 the trading days were 9 to 27 March and the last trading week of October. Our session clock’s overlap table lists every period.

How daylight saving moves the forex sessions in SGT

Daylight saving never touches Singapore, so every shift in the forex sessions in SGT comes from London, New York, or Sydney. London runs on BST from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October. New York runs on EDT from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November. Sydney runs on AEDT from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April. Tokyo never changes. Each change moves that centre’s session one hour on the Singapore clock, and the daylight-time window is always the earlier one. London is never on summer time while New York is on standard time, because New York’s daylight period starts earlier and ends later than London’s.

What is the best time to trade forex in Singapore?

In my view, the best time to trade for most Singapore readers is the London and New York overlap in the Singapore evening. Two of the four sessions run at once, and the window lands after your working day, so you can give it proper attention. If your evenings are not free, I would point you to the Sydney and Tokyo hours instead, because they run across the working day and you can fit trading around your job. Whenever you settle on a window, our Best Forex Demo Accounts in Singapore (2026) guide compares demo accounts, and you can use one to practise your chosen session before you trade it live.