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Hong Kong faces pressure to extend stock market trading hours after South Korea's move

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Hong Kong's stock market is under increased pressure to review its trading hours following South Korea's decision to extend its own trading session. The Korea Exchange has introduced a four-hour after-market trading period, bringing its total daily trading time to ten and a half hours. This move intensifies the debate in Hong Kong, which currently has significantly shorter trading hours, and mirrors similar ambitions by exchanges like Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange. AI

RANK_REASON A major stock exchange extended its trading hours, prompting competitive pressure on other major exchanges. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Hong Kong faces pressure to extend stock market trading hours after South Korea's move

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Enoch Yiu ·

    Hong Kong faces pressure to speed up trading hours review after South Korea’s move

    Hong Kong’s stock market is facing renewed pressure to accelerate its review of longer trading hours after South Korea’s main bourse extended its session by four hours on Monday, according to an industry player. The Korea Exchange, South Korea’s bourse operator, launched a real-t…

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