LME holidays 2026
Closure dates, adjusted weekends and reopening dates for London Metal Exchange, each linked to the exchange notice.
In one sentence
London Metal Exchange (LME) is closed on 8 weekday dates in 2026 across 8 holidays: New Year’s Day (1 Jan); Good Friday (3 Apr); Easter Monday (6 Apr); Early May bank holiday (4 May); Spring bank holiday (25 May); Summer bank holiday (31 Aug); Christmas Day (25 Dec); Boxing Day (observed) (28 Dec). Basis: LME holiday notice, source-checked , human-verified .
Official notices: LME ↗
Holiday dates, with exchange evidence.
| Holiday | Closure period | Record source | Human verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | 1 Jan – 1 Jan | LME ↗ | Verified |
| Good Friday | 3 Apr – 3 Apr | LME ↗ | Verified |
| Easter Monday | 6 Apr – 6 Apr | LME ↗ | Verified |
| Early May bank holiday | 4 May – 4 May | LME ↗ | Verified |
| Spring bank holiday | 25 May – 25 May | LME ↗ | Verified |
| Summer bank holiday | 31 Aug – 31 Aug | LME ↗ | Verified |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec – 25 Dec | LME ↗ | Verified |
| Boxing Day (observed) | 28 Dec – 28 Dec | LME ↗ | Verified |
Other loaded exchanges: SHFE · INE · DCE · CZCE · GFEX · SSE · SZSE · HKEX
A working weekend is still a closed market.
Government make-up workdays are annotations, never instructions to reopen an exchange.
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.
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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Same fields as the API: page, URL, data_version, verified_atMarkets Open, “LME holidays 2026: 8 closures”, https://marketsopen.today/lme/holidays/2026, data version 2026.09.28-rc.6, human-verified 2026-09-29.