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:
Saturdays and Sundays.
South Korean public holidays.
Labour Day (May 1).
December 31 (or the nearest preceding trading day).
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 |
|
09:30 - 16:00 |
21:30 - 04:00(T+1) |
21:30 - 04:00(T+1) |

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