How this exchange trades
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) runs a regular session from 09:30 to 11:30 and 13:00 to 15:00 local time, with a midday break, and trades every day except Saturday and Sunday. In 2026 the exchange has 34 scheduled closures and no early closes. The next closures are Mid‑Autumn Festival on Friday, September 25, National Day on Thursday, October 1, and Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti on Friday, October 2, when the exchange is not open.
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Trading hours
- Regular session
- 09:30–11:30 and 13:00–15:00 local
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Trading days
- Monday to Friday
- Closures we track
- 34 across 2026 and 2027
Shanghai Stock Exchange trades monday to friday from 09:30 to 15:00 Shanghai time, breaking for lunch between 11:30 and 13:00. Those hours are fixed in local time, so the session moves against your clock whenever either side changes for daylight saving. It also closes for 34 holidays and early closes across 2026 and 2027, listed below.
SSE holidays 2026
- New Year's DayJan 1
- New Year HolidayJan 2
- Chinese New YearFeb 16
- Chinese New YearFeb 17
- Chinese New YearFeb 18
- Chinese New YearFeb 19
- Chinese New YearFeb 20
- Chinese New YearFeb 23
- Tomb Sweeping DayApr 6
- Labour DayMay 1
- Labour Day HolidayMay 4
- Labour Day HolidayMay 5
- Dragon Boat FestivalJun 19
- Mid-Autumn FestivalSep 25
- National DayOct 1
- Mahatma Gandhi JayantiOct 2
- National Day HolidayOct 5
- National Day HolidayOct 6
- National Day HolidayOct 7
SSE holidays 2027
- New Year's DayJan 1
- Spring FestivalFeb 5
- Spring FestivalFeb 8
- Spring FestivalFeb 9
- Spring FestivalFeb 10
- Spring FestivalFeb 11
- Tomb-sweeping DayApr 5
- Labour DayMay 3
- Dragon Boat FestivalJun 9
- Mid-autumn FestivalSep 15
- National DayOct 1
- National DayOct 4
- National DayOct 5
- National DayOct 6
- National DayOct 7