New York Mercantile Exchange To Extend Gold, Silver, Copper, And Aluminum Trading On Friday Afternoons

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will begin holding an additional electronic trading session for gold, silver, copper, and aluminum futures on Fridays from 2 PM to 4:30 PM on December 3.

The current trading schedule is as follows:

Open outcry trading:

Gold futures: 8:20 AM to 1:30 PM
Silver futures: 8:25 AM to 1:25 PM
Copper futures: 8:10 AM to 1:00 PM
Aluminum futures: 7:50 AM to 1:15 PM

Electronic trading:

Gold, Silver, and Copper:

• Sunday 7 PM to 8 AM
• Monday through Thursday 2 PM to 8 AM

Aluminum:

• Sunday 7 PM to 7:40 AM
  
• Monday through Thursday 2 PM to 7:40 AM

Business transacted during Friday afternoon trading will be considered as part of the session for the following Monday.

Exchange President James E. Newsome said, "The Exchange is delighted to increase the availability of its key metals risk management instruments and investment tools to the trading community with this additional session on NYMEX ACCESS®."