The Hong Kong stock market typically operates from Monday to Friday, except on public holidays or when the market is closed due to severe weather. The trading hours are as follows:
1. Pre-open Period
Time Period |
Trading Rules |
Enter Order 9:00-9:15 |
Auction market orders and Auction limit orders can be submitted Orders can be modified and cancelled |
Non-Cancellable 9:15-9:20 |
Only At-auction market orders and At-auction limit orders can be submitted Orders cannot be withdrawn or modified |
Random Match Period 9:20-9:22 |
Conduct matchmaking during auction period |
Pause Period Random Match Period Ends-9:30 |
At-auction order: Incomplete order will be cancelled by the system At-auction limit order: If the input price range of an incomplete order does not deviate from the nominal price by nine times or more, it will be converted to a limit order and automatically transferred to the continuous trading session |
2. Continuous Trading Hours
Time Period |
CST |
Morning Market |
9:30-12:00 |
Closed at Noon |
12:00-13:00 |
Afternoon Market |
13:00-16:00 |
Note: Order modification is not allowed during the closed at noon, and cancellation is allowed during 12:30 - 13:00.
3. Closing Auction Trading Session
Time Period |
Trading Rules |
Closing Auction Period 16:00-16:01 |
Orders cannot be submitted Calculate and publish reference price |
Enter Order 16:01-16:06 |
At-auction market orders and Auction limit orders can be submitted. Orders can be modified and cancelled. *The price limit of auction limit orders shall not exceed ±5% of the reference price |
Non-Cancellable 16:06-16:08 |
At-auction market orders and At-auction limit orders can be submitted Orders cannot be cancelled or changed *the input price of at-auction limit orders must be between the lowest selling price and the highest bidding price |
Random Closing 16:08-16:10 |
At-auction market orders and At-auction limit orders can be submitted, Orders cannot be cancelled or changed *the input price of auction limit orders must be between the lowest selling price and the highest bidding price |