London Stock Exchange · XLON
London Stock Exchange holidays and trading hours 2026
8 weekday closures and 2 early closes in 2026. Regular hours 08:00–16:30 Europe/London time.
Matches the exchange's published 2026 calendar
Market holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thu | New Year's Day |
| 2026-04-03 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-06 | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 2026-05-04 | Mon | Early May Bank Holiday |
| 2026-05-25 | Mon | Spring Bank Holiday |
| 2026-08-31 | Mon | Summer Bank Holiday |
| 2026-12-25 | Fri | Christmas |
| 2026-12-28 | Mon | Weekend Boxing Day |
Early closes 2026
| Date | Day | Closes (local) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-24 | Thu | 12:30 |
| 2026-12-31 | Thu | 12:30 |
Settlement cycle
T+2: UK CSDR Art. 5(2) (T+2)
Get this as JSON
curl "https://www.elcodev.com/apps/settledate/v1/calendars/XLON/holidays?year=2026"import requests
r = requests.get("https://www.elcodev.com/apps/settledate/v1/calendars/XLON/holidays", params={"year": 2026})
for h in r.json()["holidays"]:
print(h["date"], h["name"])curl "https://www.elcodev.com/apps/settledate/v1/markets/XLON/status"This calendar works without a key (60 calls/hour) and on the free plan. Source: exchange_calendars 4.13.2 (XLON), checked against the official notice. Other years: 2026 · 2027 · 2028. All exchanges.