On the 16th, the stock market opens at 10 AM, delayed by 1 hour on the day of the Suneung exam

The Korea Exchange announced on the 2nd that on the day of the 2023 College Scholastic Ability Test, the securities market will open one hour later than usual, at '10 a.m.' on the 16th. The closing time will also be postponed by one hour, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

According to the Korea Exchange, on the 16th, the regular trading hours for the KOSPI market, KOSDAQ market, and KONEX market will be temporarily changed to 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The after-hours market following the close will also start one hour later, at 4:40 p.m., and end at 6 p.m.

In the derivatives market, stock and interest rate products will have their opening and closing times postponed by one hour, trading from 9:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Currency products and gold futures will have only their opening times delayed by one hour, with the closing times remaining the same as usual.

The oil market and gold market, which normally open at 10 a.m., will operate without any changes to their trading hours.

The clearing hours for over-the-counter derivatives products will be postponed by one hour for the start time, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., and the closing time will be delayed by 30 minutes, from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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