KRX issues sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp drop

▲ Financial data are displayed on a screen above a trader working inside the dealing room of Hana Bank in central Seoul on March 23, 2026. (Yonhap)

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KRX issues sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp drop

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's main bourse operator on Monday issued a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), temporarily halting trading after a sharp plunge.

Program trading for the KOSPI was suspended for five minutes at 9:18 a.m. according to the Korea Exchange (KRX).

A sell-side sidecar is triggered when the KOSPI 200 Futures index dips 5 percent or more for at least one minute.

It marks the sixth time for the bourse operator to issue a sell-side sidecar this year.

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