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Kospi opens sharply lower on tech slump, triggers 10th sell-side sidecar this year

The Korea Exchange issued a sell-side sidecar — a temporary halt in program trading — on the bourse Kospi after stocks opened sharply lower on Friday morning and a selling spree began.

2026.6.5

An electronic display shows the Kospi index at 8,801.49 after the market closed on June 2 in a trading room in central Seoul. It also projects the price of a single Samsung Electronics share. [NEWS1]

Sidecar activations on main bourse hit highest since 2008 financial crisis

The total number of buy- and sell-side sidecars triggered on the main bourse this year has reached its highest level since the 2008 global financial crisis, reflecting growing market volatility, the bourse operator said Wednesday.

2026.6.3

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A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi opening on June 1. [NEWS1]

KRX issues buy-side sidecar for Kospi on steep rise

The Korea Exchange (KRX) on Monday activated a trading halt on the main bourse after a sharp rally led by tech firms.

2026.6.1

A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi on May 18, when the index plunged more than 4 percent intraday and triggered a sell-side sidecar. The Kospi opened at 7,443.29 that day, down 48.89 points, or 0.67 percent, from the previous trading session. [NEWS1]

Sell-side sidecar activated shortly after the Kospi opens on Monday

A sell-side trading curb, also known as a sidecar in Korea, was triggered shortly after the Kospi opened on Monday, as Korean shares plunged for two consecutive trading days.

2026.5.18

Korean bourse Kospi hits a record intraday high of 8,002 points on May 15. Numbers are shown on a digital board inside Hana Bank in central Seoul. [NEWS1]

Sell-side sidecar after sharp decline in Kospi 200 futures index

A trading curb was triggered on the Kospi on Friday after the benchmark index plunged sharply.

2026.5.15

Sell-side trading curbs activated for both Kospi and Kosdaq

Sell-side trading curbs were activated on program trades for both the Kospi and Kosdaq on Thursday afternoon amid a panic-sell spree from investors following U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to “obliterate” Iran.

2026.4.2

A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi opening on March 24. [YONHAP]

Kospi logs second-highest sidecar activation just three months into 2026

The total number of sidecars, or temporary halts in program trading, issued so far this year in the benchmark Kospi market has already come to the second-largest annual figure, data showed Tuesday.

2026.3.24

A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi opening on March 23. [NEWS1]

Sell-side trading curb activated after sharp decline in Kospi 200 Futures index

Korea’s bourse operator issued a temporary curb on program selling for the benchmark Kospi on Monday morning after a sharp drop in Kospi 200 futures.

2026.3.23

A screen at Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 5,925.03 on March 18, up 284.55 points, or 5.04 percent, from the previous trading session. [NEWS1]

Seoul stocks jump over 5% on chip rally

Korean stocks surged more than 5 percent on Wednesday on a semiconductor rally boosted by the ongoing U.S. chip giant Nvidia's global AI conference. The won strengthened against the dollar.

2026.3.18