Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Korea Exchange activates sidecar trading curb on benchmark Kospi

The Korea Exchange said on Thursday a sidecar trading curb had been activated on the Kospi index at 9:06 a.m., halting program trading for five minutes.

2025-04-10

Gov't activates sidecar, readies $73B fund amid Kospi's post-tariff 'Black Monday'

The main Kospi index plunged below the 2,400 threshold on Monday, prompting the authorities to activate the sidecar mechanism and to deploy 100 trillion won ($73 billion) in stability funds.

2025-04-07

Volatile Korean stocks slide as second sidecar curb is activated

Korea’s market closed down 2.3 percent on Tuesday following the sharpest ever daily gains the previous day prompted by the reinstatement of a full ban on short selling of all stocks in the country.

2023-11-07

Kosdaq plunge triggers second sidecar curbs

The Korea Exchange activated sidecar curbs on Kosdaq for second consecutive day as market plunged following massive rally.

2023-11-07

Kosdaq suspended following short-selling ban rally

Trading on the Kosdaq was halted for five minutes on Monday after the secondary market surged more than 5 percent.

2023-11-06