Market Chatter: Korea Exchange Halts Kospi Trading for 20 Minutes Over Market Volatility

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Mar 09

The Korea Exchange issued a circuit breaker on the country's primary stock market Korea Composite Stock Price Index, or Kospi, in Monday morning trade amid extreme market volatility in light of the US-Israel-Iran war and increasing oil prices, Yonhap News reported Monday.

A circuit breaker activates if the index remains 8% below the previous session's close for one minute. The Korea Exchange announced the measure at 10:31 am after the Kospi plunged 452.8 points, or 8.11%, to 5,132.07, the report said.

Earlier, the Korea Exchange triggered a five-minute sell-side sidecar after the Kospi 200 Futures moved 5%+ for a minute. Investors monitored global energy volatility as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude surpassed $100/barrel on Sunday (US time), the report said.

After the index resumed transactions, it moved down 445.88 points, or 7.98%, to 5,138.99 as of 11:20 am, according to the report.

(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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