London Stock Exchange Plans Around-the-Clock Trading

On July 21, 2026, the London Stock Exchange announced "LSE 24," letting investors trade five days a week, around the clock — like foreign exchange markets do. That's a big change from London's usual 08:00–16:30 trading hours. The goal is more activity. Unanswered: whether enough buyers and sellers will participate, and whether the systems that finalize trades can handle it.