Stock Market to Close on June 3 for Presidential Election Day

The Korea Exchange announced on the 20th that it will close the securities, derivatives, and general commodity markets on June 3, which has been designated as a temporary public holiday due to the presidential election.

Korea Exchange, Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The markets that will be closed include the stock market; the markets for Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF), Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN), and Equity-Linked Warrants (ELW); the beneficiary certificate market; the rights offering certificate and securities market; the bond market; the KRX Startup Market (KSM); the derivatives market (including the EUREX-linked global market); and general commodity markets such as oil, gold, and emissions trading.

Clearing operations for over-the-counter derivatives and the trade repository (KRX-TR) will also be suspended.