When Gold Trades: Globex Hours, Sessions & Settlement

Gold's "daily close" isn't at the close.

Gold futures trade about 23 hours a day on CME Globex: Sunday 18:00 to Friday 17:00 New York time, with a 17:00–18:00 halt every day. The trading day starts at 18:00 ET the evening before. Traders split it into Asia, London and New York sessions — and the official daily settlement comes from a short window around 13:29–13:30 ET, hours before trading stops.

For volume traders: compare volume hour to hour, not 2 a.m. against the New York open.

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