Tech rout triggers trading halt for KOSPI stocks for 20 minutes
Korea's bourse operator on Thursday 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 12:38 p.m., as the index plunged more than 8 percent from the previous session's close. The benchmark index came under heavy selling pressure as investors sold off…
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