The domestic stock market, including KOSPI and KOSDAQ, will be closed for one day on Monday, the 17th, as the substitute holiday for Liberation Day applies.

This year's Liberation Day, August 15, falls on a Saturday, resulting in the 17th being designated as a substitute holiday. Accordingly, no trading will take place on that day in the domestic stock market, including KOSPI and KOSDAQ.

Three-Day Break from the 15th... Trading Resumes on Tuesday, August 18

Including the weekend, the domestic stock market will see trading halted for three days from the 15th through the 17th. Investors planning stock trades should check in advance when trading will resume. The next trading day after the closure is expected to be Tuesday, the 18th.

Attention Also on Overseas Market Variables... Potential Impact on Investor Sentiment After Resumption

While domestic stock market trading is suspended during the holiday period, attention is also focused on how overseas financial markets will move. Even while the domestic market is closed, overseas stock markets, including that of the United States, operate according to their respective schedules, meaning the market sentiment formed during the closure could influence investor sentiment once the domestic market reopens.

In particular, if market-influencing variables—such as major issues or corporate and policy-related news—emerge in overseas stock markets during the closure, the possibility that such developments will be reflected after the domestic market opens on the 18th cannot be ruled out, making this a focal point of investor attention. Accordingly, the early movements of KOSPI and KOSDAQ are also expected to draw close scrutiny.