KRX After-Market Records 180 Billion Won in Trading on First Day

The aftermarket of the Korea Exchange (KRX) got off to a start by recording trading worth over 180 billion won on its first day. According to the Korea Exchange Information Data System on the 14th, aftermarket trading volume from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. was tallied at 72.24 million shares, and trading value at 181.77 billion won. This amounts to 7.04% and 8.03% of the regular session's trading volume and trading value on the same day, respectively. By market, 22.18 million shares worth 132.52 billion won were traded on the KOSPI market, while 50.06 million shares worth 49.25 billion won were executed on the KOSDAQ market. The aftermarket of alternative trading system Nextrade (NXT), which operates during a similar time period, recorded trading of 12.17 million shares worth 178.96 billion won. Starting that day, as investor orders were automatically distributed to KRX and NXT through the Smart Order Routing (SOR) system, aftermarket trading was handled separately across the two exchanges.