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Korean 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
Korean 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
09:30 - 16:00
21:30 - 04:00(T+1)
21:30 - 04:00(T+1)

 

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