evening trading

South Korea

2026-09-13 03:13:19

South Korea’s main stock exchange to test evening trading next Monday, extending close to 8 p.m.

South Korea’s main stock exchange will begin a trial of evening trading next Monday, extending trading in almost all local stocks to 8 p.m. from the current 3:30 p.m. close. The move is described as the first of its kind among Asia’s major exchanges and forms part of the Korea Exchange’s plan to reach 24-hour trading by December 2027. The additional session is expected to serve as a test of whether the market can keep enough liquidity after longer trading hours and whether investors show real demand for the extra window. Lee Young-jae, a senior investment manager at Pictet Asset Management in London, said a longer trading window could give investors more flexibility and may draw in more trading-oriented, higher-turnover participants as well as hedge funds. Edward Kim, Bank of America’s head of Korea equity sales, said the step marks another stage in the ongoing development of South Korea’s capital market and in improving access for global investors.

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Korea Exchang

2026-09-13 03:00:16

Korea Exchange to extend stock trading into the evening next week in test of global demand

South Korea’s main exchange is set to extend trading in nearly all local stocks to 8 p.m. starting Monday, moving beyond the market’s usual 3:30 p.m. close. The change is described as one step toward the Korea Exchange’s goal of launching 24-hour trading from December 2027. It also breaks with standard trading-hour conventions across Asia, where major exchanges have not typically moved this far into the evening. The longer session will serve as a live test of whether the market can sustain enough liquidity over an extended trading day and whether investors, especially those outside Korea, actually want more time to trade. That question comes as interest in Korean equities has been cooling. Market participants cited in the report said the extra window could improve flexibility and efficiency for more active investors, including high-turnover traders and hedge-fund-style participants, while also marking another step in the ongoing opening of Korea’s capital markets to global investors.

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