Trading session

Tokyo session

Asia-Pacific cash equities. Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia trading concurrently.

Hours
09:00 - 18:00 JST

Lunch breaks

Most Asian exchanges pause for an hour around midday - Tokyo from 11:30, Hong Kong from 12:00, mainland China from 11:30.

FX overlap

The Tokyo-London overlap (07:00-09:00 UTC) carries meaningful liquidity in JPY pairs.

Holidays

Japanese holidays cluster densely - Golden Week in early May closes the TSE for up to four consecutive trading days.