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KIS quote snapshot · Sep 21, 2026 12:00 KST · KIS quote snapshots + ECOS · 30 min refresh
KOSPI
7,008.09
+113.86 (+1.65%)
KOSDAQ
834.57
+7.45 (+0.90%)
KOSPI 200
1,111.49
+21.26 (+1.95%)
USD/KRW
1,383.30
Korean market guide

Korean Stock Market Hours in Eastern Time

Korean equity market hours, KST-to-ET timing, and why daily updates may appear at different times for U.S. investors.

Direct answer

Answer when the Korean stock market trades for a U.S. audience.

  • The regular Korean cash equity session is during Korean business hours.
  • For U.S. investors, most KRX trading happens overnight in Eastern Time.
  • Korean Tickers labels daily source updates and chart refresh timing in KST.

KRX trades on Korea time

Korean equities trade in Korean Standard Time. For U.S. Eastern Time users, the trading day usually occurs overnight, so same-day Korean market moves may appear before the U.S. cash session opens.

Use update labels carefully

Daily public datasets and filing APIs do not all refresh at the same minute. The site labels source timing so investors can distinguish official daily market records from filings and macro data.

Do not treat reference data as execution data

Korean Tickers is a research and reference site. Execution, real-time routing, and order-book decisions should come from a broker or trading terminal.

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Questions this page answers

When does the Korean stock market trade in U.S. Eastern Time?

Korean equities trade during Korean business hours, which usually means the regular session occurs overnight for U.S. Eastern Time investors.

Why do Korean Tickers updates show KST labels?

The source data updates on Korean market and public-data schedules, so Korean Tickers labels refresh timing in KST to avoid confusing official daily reference data with execution data.

Source and next steps

Korean Tickers combines data.go.kr daily public market records, DART and English OpenDART, and Bank of Korea ECOS. This guide is educational market structure context, not investment advice.

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