KRX Activates Sell-Side Sidecar for KOSPI on Sharp Fall
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The KOSPI opened down nearly 5% due to the sharp decline in U.S. semiconductor stocks, triggering a sell-side circuit breaker. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are showing sharp drops in the 7–8% range, and as market anxiety grows, the index continues to widen its losses even after the market opened.
The fall of the Asian stock exchanges has had this early morning a geopolitical trigger: the trade rupture of the United Arab Emirates with Iran. I have followed Seoul’s opening live and nervousness has resulted in an almost automatic collapse. Within a few minutes of negotiation, KOSPI extended losses to 6% and forced to activate the circuit breaker, the automatic brake that temporarily suspends operations. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the…
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