Dubai / GST
DFM 10:00–14:45 GST
06:00–10:45 UTC
Gulf cash session and the local handoff.
Market updates
Three weekly market updates.
Monday sets the week. Wednesday resets the map. Friday closes the book.
Market hours
Global opening times that matter for gold.
Session timing remains part of the framework.
Tokyo / JST
TSE 09:00–11:30 • 12:30–15:30
00:00–02:30 • 03:30–06:30 UTC
The first clean Asia cash read.
India / IST
NSE 09:15–15:30 IST
03:45–10:00 UTC
India cash participation and morning continuation.
Shanghai / CST
SSE 09:30–11:30 • 13:00–15:00
01:30–03:30 • 05:00–07:00 UTC
Mainland China cash participation.
London
LSE 08:00–16:30 local
07:00–15:30 UTC in BST • 08:00–16:30 UTC in GMT
Europe cash and the main expansion window.
New York
NYSE 09:30–16:00 ET
13:30–20:00 UTC in U.S. DST • 14:30–21:00 UTC otherwise
U.S. cash, dollar delivery, and late-session follow-through.
COMEX Gold
Sun 17:00 – Fri 16:00 CT
Daily maintenance 16:00–17:00 CT
Nearly continuous gold futures access across the week.
London and New York shift in UTC when daylight saving changes. The session logic does not.
Schedule
Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Monday • 06:30 UTC
Weekly market map
Bias, key levels, and session focus for the week.
Wednesday • 11:30 UTC
Midweek reset
What held, what failed, and what the desk is watching next.
Friday • 18:00 UTC
Weekly close
Session recap and the next watchlist.