Gold trading hours in IST: when XAUUSDT and spot gold open, close and move most

XAUUSD weekly open and close in IST

International spot gold follows New York time: it opens on Sunday at 18:00 New York time, closes for an hour each day at 17:00–18:00 New York time, and shuts for the weekend on Friday at 17:00 New York time. In India that works out as:

	US summer time (mid-March to early November)	US winter time (early November to mid-March)
Week opens	Monday 03:30 IST	Monday 04:30 IST
Daily break	02:30 – 03:30 IST	03:30 – 04:30 IST
Week closes	Saturday 02:30 IST	Saturday 03:30 IST

India doesn't change its clocks, so every timing shifts by one hour when the US does. In 2026 US clocks go back on 1 November; they go forward again on the second Sunday of March. Brokers can differ by a few minutes, so check your platform's symbol specification.

The live chart on our homepage shows "Market closed" and the next opening time in IST automatically.

The three sessions, in IST

Session	Approx. hours (IST, US/UK summer)	Approx. hours (IST, winter)	What gold usually does
Asia (Tokyo, Sydney, Shanghai)	05:30 – 13:30	05:30 – 13:30	Quieter. Often builds the day's first range.
London	12:30 – 21:00	13:30 – 22:00	Volume arrives; the Asian high or low is frequently taken out.
New York	17:30 – 02:30	18:30 – 03:30	US data and the Fed. The biggest moves of the day.
London–New York overlap	17:30 – 21:00	18:30 – 22:00	Highest liquidity: tight spreads, strong trends, and news spikes.

The UK and the US change their clocks on different weekends (the UK on the last Sunday of October and March), so for about a week each spring and autumn the London and New York times above are an hour apart from what you expect.

When US data lands in India

Most US economic releases come out at 08:30 New York time: that is 18:00 IST in US summer and 19:00 IST in winter. Federal Reserve rate decisions are announced at 14:00 New York time: 23:30 IST in summer and 00:30 IST in winter, followed by the press conference half an hour later.

• CPI (inflation): usually mid-month, 18:00/19:00 IST.
• Non-Farm Payrolls (jobs): usually the first Friday of the month, 18:00/19:00 IST.
• FOMC decisions: eight times a year, late night IST.

Our free economic calendar shows every event in IST with a countdown to the next high-impact release.

Which hours suit which trader

• After work in India (18:00 onwards) you catch the London–New York overlap and US data: the most opportunity and the most risk. Many Indian traders focus here.
• Morning (06:00–12:00 IST) is the Asian session: smaller ranges, useful for marking levels before London opens.
• Late night trading after 23:00 IST means FOMC nights and fatigue. A daily stop time is part of a good plan.

Gold on crypto exchanges and Indian exchanges

USDT-settled gold perpetuals on crypto exchanges (for example XAUUSDT) can have different trading hours from spot gold, and can behave differently at weekends when the underlying market is shut. Gold futures on Indian exchanges follow their own exchange timings. Always check the hours of the exact product you trade. See XAUUSD vs XAUUSDT for the differences.