EXCHANGE HOLIDAY CALENDAR
LME holidays 2026
Closure dates, adjusted weekends and reopening dates for London Metal Exchange, each linked to the exchange notice.
8 holidays, 8 weekday closures.
- New Year’s Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Early May bank holiday
- Spring bank holiday
- Summer bank holiday
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day (observed)
January 2026
Exchange holidayNo-night evening
April 2026
Exchange holidayNo-night evening
May 2026
Exchange holidayNo-night evening
August 2026
Exchange holidayNo-night evening
Holiday dates, with exchange evidence.
| Holiday | Closure period | Record source |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | 1 Jan – 1 Jan | LME ↗ |
| Good Friday | 3 Apr – 3 Apr | LME ↗ |
| Easter Monday | 6 Apr – 6 Apr | LME ↗ |
| Early May bank holiday | 4 May – 4 May | LME ↗ |
| Spring bank holiday | 25 May – 25 May | LME ↗ |
| Summer bank holiday | 31 Aug – 31 Aug | LME ↗ |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec – 25 Dec | LME ↗ |
| Boxing Day (observed) | 28 Dec – 28 Dec | LME ↗ |
LME holidays 2027
The 2027 calendar is also published by the exchange and loaded here. LME holidays 2027 →
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01 /
A working weekend is still a closed market.
Government make-up workdays are annotations, never instructions to reopen an exchange.
02 /
The evening is not the trading date.
A Friday evening can belong to Monday. After a holiday, the returning evening belongs to the following trading date.
03 /
An exchange notice takes precedence.
Accepted amendments carry their source, affected dates and a public revision record. Unknown is never silently changed to open.
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Markets Open, “LME holidays 2026 & 2027: all closure dates”, https://marketsopen.today/lme/holidays/2026