London Stock Exchange Plans LSE 24 Launch for 2027

Cryptocurrency markets and demand from retail investors, particularly in Asia, have increased pressure on traditional exchanges to offer trading beyond standard business hours. London Stock Exchange’s planned LSE 24 venue would operate separately from its Main Market and support digital, algorithmic and agentic trading. The project is designed to let global investors respond to events and access liquidity across time zones while retaining the governance, resilience and controls of a regulated market.

London Stock Exchange announced the plan on July 21, 2026. LSE 24 would trade from 5 p.m. to 7:50 a.m. London time on weekdays, pausing for 30 minutes from 6:30 p.m. for end-of-day processing, while the Main Market retains its 8 a.m.-to-4:30 p.m. schedule. Client testing is due by end-2026, with more than 2,600 exchange-traded products expected to become available in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval. Equities could be added later.