24-hour foreign exchange trading to boost Korean market and won's appeal

구윤철 "24시 개장으로 韓 자본시장 위상 높아질 것" Korea officially launched a 24-hour foreign exchange trading system on Monday, aimed at boosting the global appeal of the Korean capital market and the Korean won. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Koo Yun-cheol and Bank of Korea Deputy Governor Kwon Min-soo visited a dealing room in Seoul on the first day of the 24-hour system to encourage market participants. Minister Koo emphasized that the extension reflects strong economic fundamentals and foreign demand, and said it will provide new opportunities like real-time risk management for exporters. Under the new system, trading hours for the won-dollar exchange rate now run from 6 AM Monday to 6AM Saturday, and will only be closed on weekends and New Year's Day. #ForeignExchange #KoreanWon #BankOfKorea #CapitalMarket #외환시장 #원화 #한국은행 #자본시장 #arirangnews #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Youtube :    / channel   📣 Homepage : https://v2.arirang.com/ 2026-07-06, 12:00 (KST)