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Won-dollar foreign exchange trading to go 24 hours from July

South Korea will shift won-dollar foreign exchange trading to a 24-hour system from July 6. The Seoul Foreign Exchange Market Operating Council approved revisions to its code of conduct at a general meeting. Won-dollar trading hours will run from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Saturday on New York summer time, and from 7 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Saturday when daylight saving time does not apply. Trading hours for other currencies will remain unchanged.