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Korea Stock Trading Hours

The following are the trading hours of the Korea Exchange (KRX). South Korea uses Korea Standard Time (KST, UTC+9) with no daylight saving time adjustment. KST is 1 hour ahead of Beijing Time (UTC+8), meaning that the Korean stock market opening at 09:00 KST corresponds to 08:00 Beijing Time / Hong Kong Time (HKT) / Singapore Time (SGT).

Session

Time (KST)

Description

Pre-market Call Auction

08:30 - 09:00

Limit orders accepted; matched via call auction

Continuous Trading

09:00 - 15:20

Limit orders, market orders, and conditional orders supported

Closing Call Auction

15:20 - 15:30

Limit orders accepted; matched via call auction

 

Currently Supported Scope: Only the KRX core trading sessions (pre-market call auction, continuous trading, and closing call auction) are currently supported. The NXT market and after-hours trading session (15:40–18:00) are not supported at this time.

 

Non-trading Days:

  1. Saturdays and Sundays.

  2. South Korean public holidays.

  3. Labour Day (May 1).

  4. December 31 (or the nearest preceding trading day).

  5. Special market closure days designated by KRX.

 

Comparison with Other Markets:

Market

Trading Hours (Local Time)

Corresponding Beijing Time

Corresponding SGT

Korea Stocks (KRX)

09:00 - 15:30

08:00 - 14:30

08:00 - 14:30

Hong Kong Stocks

09:30 - 16:00

09:30 - 16:00

09:30 - 16:00

US Stocks

09:30 - 16:00

21:30 - 04:00(T+1)

21:30 - 04:00(T+1)

 

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