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Korea Exchange Extends Trading to 8 p.m.

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  • Korea Exchange added a real-time after-market session from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., extending trading by four hours.
  • Regular trading continues 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., giving weekdays 10.5 trading hours.
  • Korea Exchange said the change moves it toward nearly 24-hour trading, citing Nasdaq and London Stock Exchange plans.
  • Hong Kong’s market, which trades 5.5 hours 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., faces renewed pressure to review longer hours.