Forex Session
Sydney
Detailed FX session intelligence for Australia / Oceania.
ClosedAustralia / Oceania
Sydney
Sydney starts the weekly FX cycle and is usually the first venue where liquidity begins to rebuild after the rollover. It matters most for AUD and NZD pricing and early Asia-Pacific sentiment.
Session hours
22:00 – 07:00 UTC
Peak overlap
Overlap with Tokyo from 00:00 – 07:00 UTC
Liquidity profile
Lower-to-moderate liquidity, strongest in AUD and NZD crosses
Session notes
What usually matters here
Useful for gauging the first directional bias after weekend or daily rollover.
AUD and NZD can react quickly to commodity headlines and China-sensitive sentiment.
Liquidity is thinner than London and New York, so false breaks can be more common.
Major pairs
Core FX pairs for this session
AUD/USDNZD/USDAUD/JPYNZD/JPY
Why traders watch it
This page is meant to act as the session-level reference card: what the session is, where liquidity usually concentrates, and which pairs are most important inside that window.