diff --git a/apps/trading/client-pages/markets/markets.tsx b/apps/trading/client-pages/markets/markets.tsx
index ffdf3eb94..0606077d1 100644
--- a/apps/trading/client-pages/markets/markets.tsx
+++ b/apps/trading/client-pages/markets/markets.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { MarketsContainer } from '@vegaprotocol/market-list';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Links, Routes } from '../../pages/client-router';
+import { MarketNameCell } from '../../components/market-name-cell';
 
 export const Markets = () => {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -12,5 +13,10 @@ export const Markets = () => {
     [navigate]
   );
 
-  return <MarketsContainer onSelect={handleOnSelect} />;
+  return (
+    <MarketsContainer
+      onSelect={handleOnSelect}
+      MarketNameCell={MarketNameCell}
+    />
+  );
 };
diff --git a/apps/trading/components/market-name-cell.tsx b/apps/trading/components/market-name-cell.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2645c3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/trading/components/market-name-cell.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { useGlobalStore } from '../stores';
+import type { VegaICellRendererParams } from '@vegaprotocol/datagrid';
+import type { MarketMaybeWithData } from '@vegaprotocol/market-list';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { ExternalLink, Icon } from '@vegaprotocol/ui-toolkit';
+import { Links, Routes } from '../pages/client-router';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+export const MarketNameCell = ({
+  value,
+  data,
+}: VegaICellRendererParams<
+  MarketMaybeWithData,
+  'tradableInstrument.instrument.code'
+>) => {
+  const holdingKey = useGlobalStore((store) => store.holdingKey);
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const [on, setOn] = useState(false);
+  const [externalKeyDown, setExternalKeyDown] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setExternalKeyDown(['Meta', 'Control'].includes(holdingKey) && on);
+    if (on) {
+      ref.current?.focus();
+    } else {
+      ref.current?.blur();
+    }
+  }, [on, holdingKey]);
+
+  if (!data) return null;
+
+  const linkContent = externalKeyDown ? (
+    <ExternalLink
+      href={`#${Links[Routes.MARKET](data.id)}`}
+      onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+    >
+      {value}
+    </ExternalLink>
+  ) : (
+    <Link to={Links[Routes.MARKET](data.id)}>{value}</Link>
+  );
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-testid={`market-${data.id}`}
+      ref={ref}
+      role="link"
+      tabIndex={0}
+      onMouseEnter={() => setOn(true)}
+      onMouseLeave={() => setOn(false)}
+    >
+      {linkContent}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/apps/trading/components/select-market/select-market-columns.tsx b/apps/trading/components/select-market/select-market-columns.tsx
index 021e06e56..61602da14 100644
--- a/apps/trading/components/select-market/select-market-columns.tsx
+++ b/apps/trading/components/select-market/select-market-columns.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { ReactNode, RefObject, MouseEvent, KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { FeesCell } from '@vegaprotocol/market-info';
 import {
   calcCandleHigh,
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ const MarketExternalLink = ({
 
   const handleOnClick = useCallback(
     (e: MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) => {
-      console.log('test');
       e.preventDefault();
       onSelect(marketId);
     },
@@ -430,30 +429,14 @@ export const columnsPositionMarkets = (
     .filter((c: string | undefined): c is CandleClose => !isNil(c));
   const candleLow = market.candles && calcCandleLow(market.candles);
   const candleHigh = market.candles && calcCandleHigh(market.candles);
-  const handleKeyPress = (
-    event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLSpanElement>,
-    id: string
-  ) => {
-    if (event.key === 'Enter' && onSelect) {
-      return onSelect(id);
-    }
-  };
   const candleVolume = market.candles && calcCandleVolume(market.candles);
   const selectMarketColumns: Column[] = [
     {
       kind: ColumnKind.Market,
       value: (
-        <Link
-          to={Links[Routes.MARKET](market.id)}
-          data-testid={`market-link-${market.id}`}
-          onKeyPress={(event) => handleKeyPress(event, market.id)}
-          onClick={(e) => {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            onSelect(market.id);
-          }}
-        >
+        <MarketExternalLink marketId={market.id} onSelect={onSelect}>
           <UILink>{market.tradableInstrument.instrument.code}</UILink>
-        </Link>
+        </MarketExternalLink>
       ),
       className: cellClassNames,
       onlyOnDetailed: false,
diff --git a/libs/market-list/src/lib/components/markets-container/market-list-table.tsx b/libs/market-list/src/lib/components/markets-container/market-list-table.tsx
index 358c1daa3..0fc2d6fdb 100644
--- a/libs/market-list/src/lib/components/markets-container/market-list-table.tsx
+++ b/libs/market-list/src/lib/components/markets-container/market-list-table.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { forwardRef } from 'react';
 import { addDecimalsFormatNumber, toBigNum } from '@vegaprotocol/utils';
 import { t } from '@vegaprotocol/i18n';
@@ -17,15 +18,28 @@ import type { AgGridReact } from 'ag-grid-react';
 import * as Schema from '@vegaprotocol/types';
 import type { MarketMaybeWithData, MarketFieldsFragment } from '../../';
 import { useAssetDetailsDialogStore } from '@vegaprotocol/assets';
+import type { MarketNameCellPropsRenderer } from './markets-container';
 
 const { MarketTradingMode, AuctionTrigger } = Schema;
 
 export const getRowId = ({ data }: { data: { id: string } }) => data.id;
 
+const DefaultMarketNameCellRenderer = ({
+  value,
+  data,
+}: VegaICellRendererParams<
+  MarketMaybeWithData,
+  'tradableInstrument.instrument.code'
+>) => {
+  if (!data) return null;
+  return <span data-testid={`market-${data.id}`}>{value}</span>;
+};
+
 export const MarketListTable = forwardRef<
   AgGridReact,
-  TypedDataAgGrid<MarketMaybeWithData>
->((props, ref) => {
+  TypedDataAgGrid<MarketMaybeWithData> & MarketNameCellPropsRenderer
+>(({ MarketNameCell, ...props }, ref) => {
+  MarketNameCell = MarketNameCell || DefaultMarketNameCellRenderer;
   const { open: openAssetDetailsDialog } = useAssetDetailsDialogStore();
   return (
     <AgGrid
@@ -41,22 +55,13 @@ export const MarketListTable = forwardRef<
         filterParams: { buttons: ['reset'] },
       }}
       suppressCellFocus={true}
-      components={{ PriceFlashCell }}
+      components={{ PriceFlashCell, MarketNameCell }}
       {...props}
     >
       <AgGridColumn
         headerName={t('Market')}
         field="tradableInstrument.instrument.code"
-        cellRenderer={({
-          value,
-          data,
-        }: VegaICellRendererParams<
-          MarketMaybeWithData,
-          'tradableInstrument.instrument.code'
-        >) => {
-          if (!data) return null;
-          return <span data-testid={`market-${data.id}`}>{value}</span>;
-        }}
+        cellRenderer="MarketNameCell"
       />
       <AgGridColumn
         headerName={t('Description')}
diff --git a/libs/market-list/src/lib/components/markets-container/markets-container.tsx b/libs/market-list/src/lib/components/markets-container/markets-container.tsx
index 01800f93c..9a2d81e75 100644
--- a/libs/market-list/src/lib/components/markets-container/markets-container.tsx
+++ b/libs/market-list/src/lib/components/markets-container/markets-container.tsx
@@ -2,14 +2,29 @@ import { t } from '@vegaprotocol/i18n';
 import { AsyncRenderer } from '@vegaprotocol/ui-toolkit';
 import { MarketListTable } from './market-list-table';
 import { useDataProvider } from '@vegaprotocol/react-helpers';
-import type { RowClickedEvent } from 'ag-grid-community';
+import type { CellClickedEvent } from 'ag-grid-community';
 import { marketsWithDataProvider as dataProvider } from '../../markets-provider';
 import type { MarketMaybeWithData } from '../../markets-provider';
-interface MarketsContainerProps {
+import type { VegaICellRendererParams } from '@vegaprotocol/datagrid';
+
+export interface MarketNameCellPropsRenderer {
+  MarketNameCell?: ({
+    value,
+    data,
+  }: VegaICellRendererParams<
+    MarketMaybeWithData,
+    'tradableInstrument.instrument.code'
+  >) => JSX.Element | null;
+}
+
+interface MarketsContainerProps extends MarketNameCellPropsRenderer {
   onSelect: (marketId: string) => void;
 }
 
-export const MarketsContainer = ({ onSelect }: MarketsContainerProps) => {
+export const MarketsContainer = ({
+  onSelect,
+  MarketNameCell,
+}: MarketsContainerProps) => {
   const { data, error, loading, reload } = useDataProvider({
     dataProvider,
     skipUpdates: true,
@@ -21,16 +36,20 @@ export const MarketsContainer = ({ onSelect }: MarketsContainerProps) => {
         rowData={error ? [] : data}
         suppressLoadingOverlay
         suppressNoRowsOverlay
-        onRowClicked={(rowEvent: RowClickedEvent) => {
-          const { data, event } = rowEvent;
-          // filters out clicks on the symbol column because it should display asset details
+        onCellClicked={(cellEvent: CellClickedEvent) => {
+          const { data, column } = cellEvent;
+          const colId = column.getColId();
           if (
-            (event?.target as HTMLElement).tagName.toUpperCase() === 'BUTTON'
+            [
+              'tradableInstrument.instrument.code',
+              'tradableInstrument.instrument.product.settlementAsset',
+            ].includes(colId)
           ) {
             return;
           }
           onSelect((data as MarketMaybeWithData).id);
         }}
+        MarketNameCell={MarketNameCell}
       />
       <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0">
         <AsyncRenderer