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SUMMARY:Is the Stock Market Open on Lunar New Year's Eve 2027? HKEX Hours
DESCRIPTION:Hong Kong Stock Exchange close early at 12:00 pm local on Friday\, February 5\, 2027 for Lunar New Year's Eve (Half-Day Trading). \n\nNext holiday\nThird Day of Lunar New Year\, February 8\, 2027\nRegular hours\n9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm HKT\n\nFull schedule and background: HKEX Holidays. \nUpdated October 19\, 2026 \n\n← Previous HKEX Holidays\nThe Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is scheduled to close early at 12:00 pm local time on Friday\, February 5\, 2027\, for Lunar New Year’s Eve. Trading runs during the normal morning session from 9:30 am but the afternoon session is cancelled\, so the exchange has no 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm block that day. Orders placed after the midday close queue for the next trading session\, and settlement on trades executed that morning follows Hong Kong’s standard timetable. HKEX has not yet published its official 2027 calendar at the time of writing; Lunar New Year’s Eve is traditionally a half trading day each year\, so this date and the early close are based on that established pattern rather than a confirmed HKEX notice. For the full run of upcoming closures\, see the HKEX holiday calendar. \nWhich markets are closed on Lunar New Year’s Eve 2027?\n\n\n\nMarket\nStatus\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nHKEX equities (Hong Kong)\nEarly close\, 12:00 pm local\nMorning session only\, no afternoon trading\n\n\nHong Kong bonds\nExpected early close\nTypically mirrors the equity market’s half day\n\n\nHKEX derivatives and futures\nExpected early close\nUsually follows the cash market schedule\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange (LSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nLunar New Year is not a UK market holiday\n\n\nEuronext\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo observance of Lunar New Year\n\n\nNew York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq\nOpen (regular hours)\nNo observance of Lunar New Year\n\n\nTokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)\nOpen (regular hours)\nJapan does not close for Lunar New Year\n\n\n\nIs the market open the day before and after?\nThe trading day before\, Thursday\, February 4\, 2027\, is expected to run on normal HKEX hours of 9:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm HKT. HKEX then closes fully for the main Lunar New Year public holidays\, with the next scheduled closure being the Third Day of Lunar New Year on February 8\, 2027. Monday\, February 8 and Tuesday\, February 9\, 2027 are both expected to be full closures\, so the next full trading session after the half day on February 5 would fall later in that week once the public holidays end. \nWhy do markets close for Lunar New Year’s Eve?\nLunar New Year\, also called Chinese New Year or Spring Festival\, is the most significant holiday period in Chinese culture\, marking the start of the lunar calendar year and a time for family reunions\, ancestral rites and public celebration. Hong Kong\, alongside mainland China\, Taiwan and several other Asian markets\, suspends or shortens trading around the festival so that market participants\, brokers and exchange staff can observe the holiday. The half-day session on New Year’s Eve itself allows a final period of trading before firms close for the multi-day break that follows. \nWhat It Means for Your Money\nIf you hold Hong Kong-listed shares or exchange-traded funds\, any order entered after the 12:00 pm close on February 5\, 2027 will simply wait until the next open session rather than executing immediately. Settlement on trades completed during the morning follows Hong Kong’s usual settlement cycle\, so a short early-close day does not change when cash or shares land in your account\, only when the order itself can be filled. Dividend payment dates and options expiries that fall on or near the holiday period are typically adjusted by HKEX and should be checked against the exchange’s own notices closer to the date. Bank transfers and payroll processing in Hong Kong may also run on adjusted timing around the multi-day Lunar New Year closure\, similar to a Western bank holiday. Cryptocurrency markets are unaffected\, since they trade continuously around the clock regardless of exchange holidays. \nRemaining HKEX holidays in 2027\n\nThird Day of Lunar New Year\, February 8\, 2027 (closed)\nFourth Day of Lunar New Year\, February 9\, 2027 (closed)\nGood Friday\, March 26\, 2027 (closed)\nEaster Monday\, March 29\, 2027 (closed)\nChing Ming Festival\, April 5\, 2027 (closed)\nBuddha’s Birthday\, May 13\, 2027 (closed)\nTuen Ng Festival\, June 9\, 2027 (closed)\nHKSAR Establishment Day\, July 1\, 2027 (closed)\nDay Following Mid-Autumn Festival\, September 16\, 2027 (closed)\nNational Day\, October 1\, 2027 (closed)\nChung Yeung Festival\, October 8\, 2027 (closed)\nChristmas Eve\, December 24\, 2027 (early close\, 12:00 pm local)\nFirst Weekday After Christmas Day\, December 27\, 2027 (closed)\nNew Year’s Eve\, December 31\, 2027 (early close\, 12:00 pm local)\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nIs the stock market open on Lunar New Year’s Eve 2027?\nHKEX is expected to be open for a morning-only session\, closing early at 12:00 pm local time\, with no afternoon trading on February 5\, 2027. \nIs the bond market open?\nHong Kong’s bond market typically mirrors the equity market’s half-day schedule\, though this has not yet been formally confirmed by HKEX for 2027. \nWhat time does the market close on Lunar New Year’s Eve?\nTrading is expected to end at 12:00 pm Hong Kong time\, instead of the usual 4:00 pm close. \nWhen is the next HKEX market holiday after this?\nThe next closure is the Third Day of Lunar New Year\, expected on February 8\, 2027\, followed by the Fourth Day of Lunar New Year on February 9\, 2027. \nAre other Asian markets closed around this time too?\nMany markets that observe Lunar New Year\, including mainland China and Taiwan\, typically close or shorten hours around the same period\, though exact dates vary by exchange. \n← Previous HKEX Holidays
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