Daylight Saving Time: March 2026 Trading Hours & Server Time Change
U.S. daylight saving time begins March 9 and Europe follows on March 30. MT4/MT5 server time will shift from GMT+0 to GMT+1. Some instruments will have adjusted trading hours during the transition period.
Thank you for using Milton Markets. In March 2026, the transition to daylight saving time (DST) will affect MT4/MT5 server time and trading hours for some instruments.
Key Dates
- March 9 (Sunday) — U.S. daylight saving time begins. Server time changes from GMT+0 to GMT+1.
- March 30 (Sunday) — European daylight saving time begins. European index hours return to normal.
What Changes?
- Before March 9: Server time is GMT+0. All instruments trade on their standard winter schedules.
- March 9 – 27: Server time shifts to GMT+1, but European exchanges have not yet switched. European indices (FTSE100, DAX40, CAC40, IBEX35, STOXX50, SWI20) and Asia-Pacific instruments (ASX200, HK50) will have temporarily adjusted hours.
- After March 30: Europe switches to summer time. All instruments return to their standard summer schedules.
Highlighted rows in the table below indicate instruments with adjusted hours during the March 9–27 transition window.
| Instrument(s) | Before 9th March GMT+0 (old server time) |
9th March – 27th March GMT+1 (new server time) |
After 30th March GMT+1 (same, new server time) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading hours | Break (daily) | Trading hours | Break (daily) | Trading hours | Break (daily) | |
| FX | Sun 22:05 – Fri 21:55 | 22:00-22:05 | Sun 22:05 – Fri 21:55 | 22:00-22:05 | Sun 22:05 – Fri 21:55 | 22:00-22:05 |
| Cryptos | Sun 22:00 – Fri 21:55 | none | Sun 22:00 – Fri 21:55 | none | Sun 22:00 – Fri 21:55 | none |
| ASX200.m | Sun 23:50 – Fri 22:00 | 07:30-08:10, 22:00-01:00 | Sun 23:50 – Fri 21:00 | 6:30-7:10, 21:00-23:50 | Sun 23:50 – Fri 22:00 | 07:30-08:10, 22:00-01:00 |
| US30.m | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:00 |
| NASDAQ.m | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:00 |
| S&P500.m | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:00 |
| USOUSD.m | Sun 23:00 – Fri 21:45 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 21:45 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 21:45 | 22:00-23:00 |
| UKOUSD.m | Sun 23:00 – Fri 21:45 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 21:45 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 21:45 | 22:00-23:00 |
| XAUUSD.m, XAGUSD.m | Sun 23:00 – Fri 21:45 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 21:45 | 22:00-23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 21:45 | 22:00-23:00 |
| FTSE100.m | Sun 23:05 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:05 | Mon 00:05 – Fri 23:00 | 23:00-00:05 | Sun 23:05 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-23:05 |
| DAX40.m | Mon 07:00 – Fri 21:00 | 22:00-07:00 | Mon 08:00 – Fri 22:00 | 23:00-08:00 | Mon 07:00 – Fri 21:00 | 22:00-07:00 |
| CAC40.m | Mon 07:00 – Fri 21:00 | 21:00-07:00 | Mon 08:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-08:00 | Mon 07:00 – Fri 21:00 | 21:00-07:00 |
| IBEX35.m | Mon 08:00 – Fri 19:00 | 19:00-08:00 | Mon 09:00 – Fri 20:00 | 20:00-09:00 | Mon 08:00 – Fri 19:00 | 19:00-08:00 |
| STOXX50.m | Mon 07:05 – Fri 20:59 | 21:00-07:05 | Mon 08:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00-08:00 | Mon 07:05 – Fri 20:59 | 21:00-07:05 |
| SWI20.m | Mon 07:00 – Fri 19:00 | 19:00-07:00 | Mon 08:00 – Fri 20:00 | 20:00-08:00 | Mon 07:00 – Fri 19:00 | 19:00-07:00 |
| HK50.m | Mon 01:15 – Fri 19:00 | 04:00-05:00, 08:30-09:15 | Mon 02:15 – Fri 20:00 | 05:00-06:00, 09:30-10:15 | Mon 02:15 – Fri 20:00 | 05:00-06:00, 09:30-10:15 |
| NIKKEI225.m | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00 – 23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00 – 23:00 | Sun 23:00 – Fri 22:00 | 22:00 – 23:00 |
Please note that the above schedule is subject to change without notice due to announcements from liquidity providers or exchanges. Check your MT4/MT5 platform for the latest trading hours.
Changes in trading hours may affect rollovers and position management. If you have any questions, please contact our customer support team.