{
  "id": 7343797,
  "title": "1.8 tln won traded in first KRX after-hours stock trading session",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/1-8-tln-won-traded-in-first-krx-after-hours-stock-trading-session-7343797",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T15:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260915/18-tln-won-traded-in-first-krx-after-hours-stock-trading-session"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea witnessed its inaugural after-hours stock trading session on Monday, with a staggering 1.8 trillion won ($1.33 billion) in trades, according to the Korea Exchange (KRX). The four-hour session, running from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., followed the regular 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. trading period, covering stocks on the KOSPI and Kosdaq indices. This initiative, aimed at competing with global markets like the Nasdaq, which plans to introduce 23-hour trading by year-end, was described as a \"foundation for competition with global markets\" by a KRX official. In the four-hour window, 72.24 million shares, worth 1.82 trillion won, changed hands, comprising 8.03 percent of the 900 million shares, valued at 25.8 trillion won, that were traded during the standard session. Prior to this, after-hours trading was only accessible on the Nextrade (NXT) platform until 3:40 p.m. the previous Friday.",
  "summary": "A total of 1.8 trillion won ($1.33 billion) worth of stocks were traded during South Korea's first after-hours stock trading session Monday, the Korea Exchange (KRX) said. On the first day of the new session, investors were able to trade stocks listed on the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the tech-heavy Kosdaq in real time for four hours from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., following…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "1.8 tln won traded in first KRX after-hours stock trading session",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/1-8-tln-won-traded-in-first-krx-after-hours-stock-trading-session",
        "published": "2026-09-14T13:22:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "1.8 tln won traded in first KRX after-hours stock trading session",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/1-8-tln-won-traded-in-first-krx-after-hours-stock-trading-session-7341431",
        "published": "2026-09-14T15:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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