According to CoinMeta, South Korean exchanges ( KRX ) stated on Thursday that in order to coincide with the national university entrance examination, the South Korean stock market will start trading one hour later than usual on November 19th. Trading on the main board KOSPI and the second board KOSDAQ will begin at 10 a.m. local time (9 a.m. Beijing time) and close at 4:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. Beijing time). In addition, the after-hours trading session on November 19th will also start at 5 p.m. local time, one hour later than usual, and will end at 8 p.m.