Forex trading sessions in Nigeria time (WAT)

What is the London session forex time in Nigeria?

9am–6pmWAT

New York: 2pm–11pm WAT until 26 March.

Read 23 Oct 2026 · our convention, judged · Link to this fact

By Alexander Burnett (editor) Last updated 23 October 2026

How we got this

How: Forex has no official sessions, so each one is a centre's 08:00–17:00 local business day (our convention); the WAT times are worked out from each country's own clock-change rules, never a typed offset. How we check How we make money Corrections

Trading sessions in Nigeria time: the London session runs 9am–6pm WAT and the New York session 2pm–11pm WAT until 26 March. The forex week opens at 10pm WAT on Sunday.

Times are in WAT (West Africa Time). Your browser shows which sessions are open now.

Which forex sessions are open now in Nigeria

Forex sessions in WAT for 16 November 2026 to 12 March 2027. −1 = starts the evening before; +1 = ends after midnight.
Session	WAT	Now
Sydney	22:00⁻¹–07:00	Mon–Fri
Tokyo	00:00–09:00	Mon–Fri
London	09:00–18:00	Mon–Fri
New York	14:00–23:00	Mon–Fri
London–New York overlap	14:00–18:00	Mon–Fri

On each centre's 08:00–17:00 business day, the London forex session runs 09:00–18:00 WAT in Nigeria until 26 March 2027 and overlaps New York 14:00–18:00 WAT (4 hours), according to TradingLookup's Market Clock (October 2026).

London session forex time in Nigeria

London's 8am–5pm business day is 9am–6pm WAT until Friday 26 March 2027, then 8am–5pm WAT from Monday 29 March 2027. The UK changes its clocks; Nigeria doesn't.

While the UK is on summer time (29 March to 29 October 2027), clocks in Nigeria read the same as London's, so the London session is 8am–5pm in both.

Monday to Friday, the NGX's session (09:30–16:00 WAT) runs during the London session for 6 hours 30 minutes a day (09:30–16:00).

New York session forex time in Nigeria

New York's 8am–5pm business day is 2pm–11pm WAT until Friday 12 March 2027, then 1pm–10pm WAT from Monday 15 March 2027.

London and New York are both open 14:00–18:00 WAT (4 hours) until Friday 12 March 2027, then 13:00–18:00 (5 hours) from Monday 15 March 2027. That overlap is often called the busiest window judged: we don't measure volume.

The NGX is still open for part of the New York session on some days (table below).

Forex market opening time in Nigeria

Week opens: Sunday 10pm WATSydney's 8am Monday, on our convention. From Monday 5 April 2027: Sunday 11pm, after Sydney's clock change.
Week closes: Friday 11pm WATNew York's 5pm Friday. From Monday 15 March 2027: Friday 10pm, after the US clock change.
Sydney and TokyoSydney 10pm–7am (from the evening before) until 2 April, then 11pm–8am from 5 April; Tokyo 12am–9am all year (WAT).
Your broker sets the real timesSpot forex trades over the counter, so there's no single official open; check your broker's or prop firm's platform judged.

Forex session times in Nigeria by date (WAT)

Every period until 17 December 2027, so both the UK and US summer and winter times are here. A new row starts wherever a clock change moves the times.

Forex sessions in WAT, Monday to Friday, on each centre's 08:00–17:00 business day. −1 = starts the evening before; +1 = ends after midnight.
Dates	Sydney	Tokyo	London	New York	Overlap
16 November 2026 to 12 March 2027	22:00⁻¹–07:00	00:00–09:00	09:00–18:00	14:00–23:00	14:00–18:00
15 March to 26 March 2027	22:00⁻¹–07:00	00:00–09:00	09:00–18:00	13:00–22:00	13:00–18:00
29 March to 2 April 2027	22:00⁻¹–07:00	00:00–09:00	08:00–17:00	13:00–22:00	13:00–17:00
5 April to 1 October 2027	23:00⁻¹–08:00	00:00–09:00	08:00–17:00	13:00–22:00	13:00–17:00
4 October to 29 October 2027	22:00⁻¹–07:00	00:00–09:00	08:00–17:00	13:00–22:00	13:00–17:00
1 November to 5 November 2027	22:00⁻¹–07:00	00:00–09:00	09:00–18:00	13:00–22:00	13:00–18:00
8 November to 17 December 2027	22:00⁻¹–07:00	00:00–09:00	09:00–18:00	14:00–23:00	14:00–18:00

Clock changes that move the sessions in Nigeria

Sunday 14 March 2027: US clocks go forward an hour, so the New York session starts an hour earlier in WAT.
Sunday 28 March 2027: UK clocks go forward an hour, so the London session starts an hour earlier in WAT.
Sunday 4 April 2027: Sydney clocks go back an hour, so the Sydney session starts an hour later in WAT.
Sunday 3 October 2027: Sydney clocks go forward an hour, so the Sydney session starts an hour earlier in WAT.
Sunday 31 October 2027: UK clocks go back an hour, so the London session starts an hour later in WAT.

Nigeria doesn't change its clocks (West Africa Time all year, by the IANA time zone database), so only the centres' changes move the times here. Tokyo doesn't change either.

NGX hours and the London and New York sessions

Nigerian Exchange regular hours and the forex sessions, all in WAT
Dates	Days	NGX	With London	With New York
16 November 2026 to 12 March 2027	Monday to Friday	09:30–16:00	09:30–16:00 (6 hours 30 minutes)	14:00–16:00 (2 hours)
15 March to 26 March 2027	Monday to Friday	09:30–16:00	09:30–16:00 (6 hours 30 minutes)	13:00–16:00 (3 hours)
29 March to 29 October 2027	Monday to Friday	09:30–16:00	09:30–16:00 (6 hours 30 minutes)	13:00–16:00 (3 hours)

NGX hours measured from the Nigerian Exchange's own page, read 11 November 2026. Holidays and today's status: NGX timings today.

Forex session times in other countries

US stocks in WAT: US market time in Nigeria. Release times in your zone: economic calendar. Prop firms that limit news trading: prop firm news rules.

Source and method

Sessions: our conventionEach centre's 08:00–17:00 local business day, Monday to Friday, as on our other market-hours pages. No exchange or regulator sets forex sessions.
Time-zone rulesThe IANA time zone database (version 2026e at build), through the JavaScript Intl API, for the tables; your browser's own copy for the live line.
NGX equities tradingngxgroup.com, read 11 November 2026
NGX equities trading market structure (session times)ngxgroup.com, read 11 November 2026
NGX trading holidays (becoming an investor)ngxgroup.com, read 11 November 2026

Not trading advice: the hours say when centres are open, not when to trade. Found an error? Tell us.