▲ This photo taken July 7, 2026, shows the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul. (Yonhap)

KOSPI-circuit breaker

Bourse operator issues circuit breaker for KOSPI on sharp fall

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Tuesday activated a circuit breaker for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after stocks tumbled on heavy losses in technology heavyweights.

Trading of KOSPI-listed shares was halted for 20 minutes.

The Korea Exchange (KRX) triggered the measure at around 1:51 p.m. after the KOSPI plunged more than 8 percent from the previous session's close.

The benchmark index came under heavy selling pressure as investors moved to locked in profits and offloaded large-cap technology stocks.

It marked the sixth time this year that the KRX has activated a circuit breaker.

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