The Australian Stock Exchange, or ASX, opens at 10:00 and closes at 4:10. It does not close for lunch.
There are several different types of stock exchange. For example, there is NASDAQ, The New York Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, and Euro Next.
London
Financial Times Stock Exchange
Financial Times Stock Exchange
The London stock exchange is the primary stock exchange in the U.K. The LSE is the most international of all stock. The LSE aims to remove cost and regulatory barriers of capital markets worldwide.
The Stock Exchange is closely watched by many in the financial field. One can view information on stocks in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and on CNN.
The ticker symbol for News Corporation is NWS and it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Also traded under NCRA on the London Stock Exchange and NWS on the Austrailian Securities Exchange.
One can get real time information about the stock market from the Times or the Telegraph website. Alternatively one can look at the websites of Nasdaq or the London Stock Exchange.
The European stock exchanges generally open at 9:00 AM local time. For example, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany opens at this time, while the London Stock Exchange opens at 8:00 AM GMT. Trading hours can vary slightly between different exchanges, so it's always best to check the specific opening times for each one.
The Indian stock market is called the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange). One can find information on BSE on websites such as Reuters (Indian edition) or India Times.
Stock photography websites, such as Stock Exchange, can be a valuable source of free stock photography. Often times, however, a designer will want specific stock artwork, which often can be purchased in license from stock photography companies, both online and offline.
The exchange rate changes many times a day. You can find the current rate of any currency by googling "foreign exchange" and clicking on one of the first sites that comes up.