South Korea stock trading hours extension effective Aug 1

SEOUL: South Korea’s current six-hour stock trading window will be extended by 30 minutes effective from Aug 1 this year, as the Korea Exchange set its sights on attracting more business through greater visibility to markets like China.

“As financial markets are increasingly globalised, short trading hours have been a great barrier in promptly reflecting information from foreign markets like China due to the time difference,” said Korea Exchange in a statement yesterday.