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KRX Activates Sell-Side Sidecar for KOSPI on Sharp Fall

Summary by The Korea Times
Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the stock index dropped. Program trading for the KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 9:48 a.m, according to the Korea Exchange (KRX). After opening 3.1 percent lower, the KOSPI lost 257.09 points, or 4.03 percent, to 6,127.15 as of 9:50 a.m. Investors sold off semiconductor shares, including Samsung El…

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The KOSPI plunged 4% on the 13th compared to the previous day, triggering a sell-side circuit breaker. This marks the first activation of the circuit breaker, a mechanism designed to mitigate stock market volatility, in over two months since mid-August, signaling that the market, which had been quiet for some time, is once again becoming volatile. As of 10:30 AM on this day, the KOSPI stood at 5,993.29.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yu-hyang = The KOSPI fell by 2–3% in early trading on the 13th, continuing its downward trend for five consecutive trading days.

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The KOSPI index plunged 5% during trading, triggering a sell-side circuit breaker. Weakness in U.S. semiconductor stocks and news of China's Changxin Memory developing DDR5 technology based on the 4F² structure increased downward pressure across the domestic stock market, leading to a sharp decline in semiconductor-related stocks.

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조선일보 broke the news on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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