South Korea’s KOSPI Triggers 20-Minute Halt After 8% Drop

South Korea’s KOSPI index fell 8% early in the session, triggering a circuit breaker that halted trading for 20 minutes. The decline accelerated near the start of trading, and the pause interrupted activity while the index was down sharply. The halt was the immediate market consequence of the KOSPI’s drop. The 8% figure captures an early-session move, so the halt came before the day’s trading had played out. The circuit breaker converted a steep decline into a temporary interruption in market activity, making the pause a second concrete feature of the move alongside the percentage drop.

Source: TokenPost