The London Stock Exchange is closed on Summer Bank Holiday. US markets trade as normal.
Who closes, and when
- LSELondon Stock ExchangeClosed Monday, August 31. Trades again Tuesday, September 1 at 08:00 London time.
What this means for trading
LSE does not trade, so orders placed that day queue for the next session. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSX, ASX, TSE, SSE, HKEX, NSE and BSE keep normal hours that day, so global markets still price news that day.
What that day looks like
Written Oct 20The LSE is closed all day on Monday, August 31, 2026 for the Summer Bank Holiday. On that day nine tracked exchanges trade as normal, including the NYSE and NASDAQ. The LSE resumes trading on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, when ten tracked exchanges trade as normal, again including the NYSE and NASDAQ.
AI-generated from this page's data. Informational only — not investment advice.
Every tracked exchange on Monday, August 31, 2026
- NYSENew York Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–16:00 local
- NASDAQNASDAQ Stock MarketOpen 09:30–16:00 local
- TSXToronto Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–16:00 local
- LSELondon Stock ExchangeClosed — Summer Bank Holiday
- ASXAustralian Securities ExchangeOpen 10:00–16:00 local
- TSETokyo Stock ExchangeOpen 09:00–11:30 and 12:30–15:30 local
- SSEShanghai Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–15:00 local
- HKEXHong Kong Stock ExchangeOpen 09:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:00 local
- NSENational Stock Exchange of IndiaOpen 09:15–15:30 local
- BSEBombay Stock ExchangeOpen 09:15–15:30 local
Summer Bank Holiday in other years
- 2027 · Aug 30
Other 2026 closures
- Labor Day · Sep 7
- Ganesh Chaturthi · Sep 14
- Mountain Day · Aug 11
- Respect for the Aged Day · Sep 21
- Citizens' Holiday · Sep 22
- Autumnal Equinox · Sep 23
- Mid-Autumn Festival · Sep 25
- Civic Holiday · Aug 3