South Korea’s main stock exchange opens after-hours session, trading until 8pm

Extending the trading window matters less for liquidity than for who captures it: retail flow that previously leaked to offshore venues or closed-ended products now stays on the domestic book. The near-universal eligibility is the notable part — broad coverage suggests an infrastructure and competitive play rather than a niche listing experiment. Whether the added hours attract genuine volume or simply spread the same turnover thinner is the open question, and it will shape how other Asian venues weigh similar moves.