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Forex market hours in WAT
Every session time on this page is shown in West Africa Time (UTC+1, all year).
Reading your clock…
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Today, in your timezone
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- New York
Sessions in WAT
| Session | Status | Your time | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney08:00 – 17:00 Sydney | — | — | — |
| Tokyo09:00 – 18:00 Tokyo | — | — | — |
| London08:00 – 17:00 London | — | — | — |
| New York08:00 – 17:00 New York | — | — | — |
| London – New York overlapthe busiest window of the day | — | — | — |
Candle close and rollover
Triple swap tonight. The close that ends the Wednesday session carries three days of swap, because the spot value date rolls over the weekend. A position you would happily hold through any other rollover costs — or pays — three times as much through this one.
The market is shut for the weekend, so no candle is forming. Trading resumes in —.
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What WAT is, and what it does to your session times
WAT is UTC+1 all year, with no daylight saving.
Because the offset never changes, every shift you see in the table below belongs to the other city — it is London or New York moving, not you.
Session times in WAT
| Session | WAT, northern winter | WAT, northern summer | Moves? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 08:00 – 17:00 Sydney | 22:00 – 07:00 | 23:00 – 08:00 | Yes |
| Tokyo 09:00 – 18:00 Tokyo | 01:00 – 10:00 | 01:00 – 10:00 | No |
| London 08:00 – 17:00 London | 09:00 – 18:00 | 08:00 – 17:00 | Yes |
| New York 08:00 – 17:00 New York | 14:00 – 23:00 | 13:00 – 22:00 | Yes |
| London – New York overlap the busiest window of the day | 14:00 – 18:00 | 13:00 – 17:00 | Length changes too |
| Daily candle close 17:00 New York, where swap is charged | 23:00 | 22:00 | Yes |
Exchange hours in WAT
| Exchange | WAT, winter | WAT, summer | Local hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSE | 08:00 – 15:50 | 08:00 – 15:50 | 09:00 – 16:50 Johannesburg |
| NYSE | 15:30 – 22:00 | 14:30 – 21:00 | 09:30 – 16:00 New York |
| LSE | 09:00 – 17:30 | 08:00 – 16:30 | 08:00 – 16:30 London |
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Your record already knows which session pays
A session table tells you when the market moves. Your own statement tells you when you make money, which is a different and far more useful question. Drop the MT4 or MT5 file on the page — win rate, expectancy and net P&L split by session, in about three seconds, and the file never leaves your device.
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