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Korea Stocks Trading Hours

Korea Exchange (KRX) Stock Market

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Trading sessions

All times below are in Asia/Seoul local time. Each session's conversion to your time appears in the live status bar above.

SessionStartEnd
Pre-market08:3009:00
Regular09:0015:30

Time zone:Asia/Seoul · Currency:KRW · Trading days:Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Holiday closures

The Korea Exchange is closed on weekends and public holidays. The two longest annual breaks are Seollal (Lunar New Year) and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving), each typically a 3-day close including adjacent make-up days. Other main holidays include New Year’s Day, Independence Movement Day (March 1), Children’s Day (May 5), Buddha’s Birthday, Memorial Day (June 6), Liberation Day (August 15), National Foundation Day (October 3), Hangul Day (October 9) and Christmas. December 31 (year-end) is usually a closing day too. Exact dates follow the official KRX calendar.

FAQ

What are Korea Exchange trading hours, and how do they map to UTC?⌄
The continuous auction runs 09:00–15:30 Seoul time. Seoul (Asia/Seoul, UTC+9) does not observe daylight saving, so the offset is fixed year-round — that is 00:00–06:30 UTC. There is also an opening call auction 08:30–09:00 (23:30–00:00 UTC) before the continuous session.
Does the Korean market have a lunch break?⌄
No. The KRX removed the midday recess back in 2000, so trading is now continuous from 09:00 to 15:30 with no break — unlike A-shares, Japan and Hong Kong, which all keep a lunch break.
How many days does the market close for Seollal (Lunar New Year)?⌄
Seollal follows the lunar calendar and the market usually closes for 3 days: New Year’s Eve and the first two days. Make-up days around weekends can extend it. Chuseok similarly closes for about 3 days; these are the two longest closure windows of the year, with exact dates set annually per the KRX calendar.
How do I download historical Korean (KRX) market data?⌄
We source daily data for major Korea Exchange names via Yahoo Finance, no API key required. Korean tickers are usually a 6-digit number plus an exchange suffix — for example Samsung Electronics is 005930.KS (KOSPI), and KOSDAQ names use the .KQ suffix.

Download Korea Stocks data in Quant Data Fetch

We source major Korea Exchange names (KOSPI / KOSDAQ) via Yahoo Finance, so you can pull this market’s daily data with no API key. In Quant Data Fetch, enable it under Settings → Data Sources → Yahoo Finance.

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