London Stock Exchange Plans Near-Round-The-Clock Trading By 2027
LSE 24 will trade weeknights from 17:00 to 07:50, pausing 18:30 to 19:00 for processing, after 2026 client testing.
- LSE 24 trades Monday to Friday, 17:00 to 07:50, alongside the existing 08:00-16:30 main market.
- The venue pauses for 30 minutes, 18:30 to 19:00, to run end-of-day processing.
- Exchange-traded products launch first, in the first half of 2027, after 2026 client testing.
Why it matters: A market sold as nonstop still needs its own thirty-minute break, the real definition of 'continuous' here.
LSEG press release: LSE 24 announcement ↗ · Jul 21, 20267/21/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check