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.

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