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Korea Stock Markets to Open 1 Hour Late on Exam Day
South Korea's stock markets will open one hour later than usual on Nov. 19, the day of the nationwide college entrance exam, the bourse operator said Thursday. Trading on the main KOSPI and secondary KOSDAQ markets will start at 10 a.m. instead of 9 a.m., with the Korea Exchange (KRX) running from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Nextrade (NXT) from 10 a.m. to 4:20 p.m., according to Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo. The pre-market session, normally held from 8 a.m. to 8:50 a.m., will not operate that day, as reported by Kyunghyang Shinmun and Dong-A Ilbo.
