too Business Square goes on vacation. Like other international financial markets, the Italian stock exchange observes a break during the holidays.
Below, all the information on the Piazza Affari calendar for 2025: holidays, hours and generally unusual closing and opening days, as well as after-hours trading. closure
Closing day in 2025
Borsa Italiana will be closed for all trading, including the after-hours segment, on the following days:
- all The Sabbath
- all Sunday;
- Wednesday January 1, 2025;
- Friday 18 April 2025 (Good Friday) and Monday 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday);
- Thursday 1° Maggio 2025 (Labor Day)
- Friday August 15, 2025 (Invitation to Assumption)
- Wednesday December 24, 2025 (Christmas Eve), Thursday December 25, 2025 (Christmas) and Friday December 26, 2025 (St. Stephen’s Day)
- Wednesday 31 December 2025 (New Year’s Eve).
In contrast, on two public holidays the market will be open with normal trading hours. This is the case Thursday 25 April (Independence Anniversary) and Friday November 1st (All Saints Day).
Closing days of the After Hours segment
The after-hours segment, i.e. trading in shares that takes place after the regular close of the financial markets, will be closed on the following days:
- Thursday 2, Friday 3, Monday 6 January 2025;
- Thursday 17 April 2025;
- Friday 25 April 2025;
- Monday June 2, 2025;
- Friday 1, Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7, Friday 8, Monday 11, Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13, Thursday 14, Monday 18, Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20, Thursday 21, Friday 22, Monday 25, Tuesday 26 Wednesday 27, Thursday 28 and Friday 29 August 2025;
- Monday 8, Monday 22, Tuesday 23, Monday 29, Tuesday 30 December 2025.
On all other days not indicated, which are not included in the total closure of 2025, the After Hours segment will remain open for trading.
Opening hours
The trading hours in the different sections of the Italian Stock Exchange are well defined and include opening auction, continuous trading, closing auction and trading at the closing auction price, all of which are established by the Italian Stock Exchange’s economic calendar. are It is important for investors to be aware of these times so that they plan their trades properly.
In the MTA (Mercato Telematico Azionario) market, the opening auction takes place 08:00 to 09:00, After continuous negotiations From 09:00 to 17:30. The closing auction takes place from 5.30 pm to 5.35 pm, and trades at the auction closing price. 17:35 All 17:42. For the MIV (Electronic Investment Vehicles Market) sector, the opening hours are almost the same: opening auction from 08:00 to 09:00, continuous trading from 09:00 to 17:30, and closing auction from 5.30. Runs from pm to 5.35 pm.
In the dedicated MOT market for government bonds, the opening auction takes place from 08:00 to 09:00, followed by continuous trading until 17:30. For the ETFPlus market, which covers ETFs and derivatives, continuous trading is available from 09:00 to 17:30, while the closing auction is from 17:30 to 17:35.
Finally, the IDEM Market (Italian Derivatives Market), dedicated to derivative instruments, has its opening session from 08:30 to 09:00, followed by daytime trading from 09:00 to 17:49:59. There is continuous trade. The evening continuous trading session is from 5.50 pm to 8.30 pm.
