Trading of KOSPI stocks suspended amid tech sell-off
- Financial data is shown on a screen inside the dealing room of Hana Bank in central Seoul, Thursday.
- YonhapBy Yonhap Korea's bourse operator on Friday activated a circuit breaker for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) on an extended sell-off in tech shares.
- Trading of KOSPI-listed shares was halted for 20 minutes from 9:03, as the index plunged more than 8 percent from the previous session's close.
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- Financial data is shown on a screen inside the dealing room of Hana Bank in central Seoul, Thursday.
- YonhapBy Yonhap Korea's bourse operator on Friday activated a circuit breaker for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) on an extended sell-off in tech shares.
- Trading of KOSPI-listed shares was halted for 20 minutes from 9:03, as the index plunged more than 8 percent from the previous session's close.
Sources: Koreatimes