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DFM Trading Hours & Market Holidays
Overview
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. There are three other markets in this country including Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange, and NASDAQ Dubai. The MIC code for this exchange is XDFM. The acronym or abbreviation for this market is DFM.
This page contains information on Dubai Financial Market trading hours, market holidays, contact information and more.
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DFM Trading Hours
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Trading Hours Summary:
The Dubai Financial Market is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 2:45 pm Gulf Standard Time (GMT+04:00).
The Dubai Financial Market does not close for lunch. The Dubai Financial Market is open for a total of 4 hours 45 minutes per day.
The Dubai Financial Market does not have pre-market trading or after-hours trading.
We closely monitor the Dubai Financial Market for changes to their trading hour. Any official changes will be reflected here immediately. If you are aware of an upcoming change, please contact us.
Regular Trading Schedule
Monday-Friday:
10:00 am - 2:45 pm — Trading Session
All times are Gulf Standard Time (GMT+04:00).
† All data is collected directly from primary sources — in this case, the Dubai Financial Market. Although the underlying data is public knowledge, our selection and arrangement of the data is copyrighted. If you would like to incorporate this data into own system – and ensure it is always up-to-date – please check out our data API.
DFM Market Holidays
The Dubai Financial Market is be closed for ten holidays in 2025.
The next Dubai Financial Market holiday is Arafat Day and will be observed on Thursday, June 5, 2025 which is 1 month from now.
All holiday data is collected exclusively from primary sources. We continually monitory the market for changes to ensure the highest level of accuracy.
Although the underlying data is public knowledge, our selection and arrangement of the data is copyrighted. If you would like to incorporate this data into own system – and ensure it is always up-to-date – please check out our data API. If you use data from this page on another website or publication, you must display this attribution: "Data provided by TradingHours.com".
2025 Market Holidays:
| January 2025 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| February 2025 | ||||||
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| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
| March 2025 | ||||||
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | |||||
| April 2025 | ||||||
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
| May 2025 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
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| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| June 2025 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
| July 2025 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| August 2025 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | ||||||
| September 2025 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
| October 2025 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| November 2025 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | ||||||
| December 2025 | ||||||
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| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
| Holiday | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (past) |
Closed
4 months ago |
| Eid al-Fitr | Monday, March 31, 2025 (past) |
Closed
4 weeks ago |
| Eid al-Fitr | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (past) |
Closed
4 weeks ago |
| Eid al-Fitr | Wednesday, April 2, 2025 (past) |
Closed
4 weeks ago |
| Arafat Day | Thursday, June 5, 2025 |
Closed
1 month from now |
| Eid al-Adha | Friday, June 6, 2025 |
Closed
1 month from now |
| Islamic New Year | Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
Closed
2 months from now |
| Mawlid | Thursday, September 4, 2025 |
Closed
4 months from now |
| National Day | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 |
Closed
7 months from now |
| National Day | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
Closed
7 months from now |
† Indicates the market is closed in observance of the holiday on a different date than when the holiday officially occurs. This is typically the case when a holiday falls on a non-business day.
‡ Indicates that the market is open and has irregular trading hours.
DFM Contact Information โ Address, Phone & Email:
If you have questions specifically about the content of this website, please contact us. Otherwise, use the details below the contact the Dubai Financial Market.
Dubai Financial Market
Dubai Financial MarketMezzanine Floor, World Trade Centre (Rashid Tower)
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mail to:
Dubai Financial MarketP.O. Box: 9700
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Customer Services:
Human Resources:
Website:
Phone Number:
+971 4 305 5555
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About the Dubai Financial Market
Dubai Financial Market – Market Structure
The MIC code for Dubai Financial Market is XDFM (DUBAI FINANCIAL MARKET). This is an "Operating MIC". This means it is a parent entity that operates one or more subsidiary markets or trading platforms, which are called "Segment MICs."
The only Segment MIC under XDFM is XDFM (DUBAI FINANCIAL MARKET).
Each segment may have a different trading calendar and hours of operation. Additionally within a single segment MIC there can be different trading schedules for certain products, securities, or asset types.
Dubai Financial Market Timezone
The Dubai Financial Market uses the Asia/Dubai timezone. Commonly referred to as Gulf Standard Time. This timezone is currently GMT+04:00. The abbreviation for this timezone is +04.
The Asia/Dubai timezone does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Dubai Financial Market Currency
The Dubai Financial Market trades in Emirati Dirhams. The currency code is AED. The currency symbol is "ุฏ.ุฅ".
Economy & Geography
The Dubai Financial Market is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates located in Asia (Western Asia). ๐ฆ๐ช
United Arab Emirates is neighboring Oman and Saudi Arabia. Markets in this region include Muscat Securities Market and Saudi Stock Exchange (TADAWUL).
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