Buy-side trading curb activated on Kospi after surge
Published: 18 Mar. 2026, 14:51
Updated: 18 Mar. 2026, 15:57
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- LIM JEONG-WON
- [email protected]
![A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi after a temporary trading curb, known locally as a sidecar, was activated on the buy-side for theh Kopsi on March 18. [NEWS1]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/03/18/842d63b3-52ef-475f-97f5-985ae26574b4.jpg)
A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi after a temporary trading curb, known locally as a sidecar, was activated on the buy-side for theh Kopsi on March 18. [NEWS1]
Futures program trading was temporarily halted on the buy side on the Kospi after a sharp surge in the index during trading on Wednesday afternoon.
The temporary trading curb, known locally as a sidecar, was activated by the Korea Exchange at around 2:39 p.m. Wednesday.
This is already the ninth sidecar activated this year.
Trading kicked off nearly 3 percent higher from the previous session on Wednesday morning, driven by sharp gains in blue chip tech shares, despite continuing uncertainties in the Middle East.
BY LIM JEONG-WON [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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