KRX activates sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp fall (opens original article in a new tab)

South Korea's bourse operator activated a sell-side sidecar for the KOSPI after the index sharply declined, with program trading suspended for five minutes as the index fell 3.73%.

• KRX activated a sell-side sidecar for KOSPI due to sharp decline
• KOSPI fell 3.73% to 8,774.33 amid investor selling of big-cap tech shares
• Program trading for KOSPI was suspended for five minutes