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Kosdaq triggers sell sidecar for 17th time this year
A sell sidecar was triggered in the South Korean Kosdaq market on Wednesday as declines deepened following a fall in the main KOSPI market. The Korea Exchange said the mechanism was activated at 12:47 p.m. This was the 17th sidecar activation in the Kosdaq market this year, including 11 buy sidecars and 6 sell sidecars. Program trading sell orders were suspended for five minutes and then automatically lifted.
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KOSPI sidecar triggered 10 times this year, most since global financial crisis
The KOSPI sidecar mechanism has been triggered 10 times in less than two months since last month, the Korea Exchange said. There were four buy-side and six sell-side activations between Feb. 2 and March 23. The KOSDAQ market saw six triggers this year. The exchange said the highest annual total since 2002 was 26 in 2008, with this year the next highest so far.
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KOSPI, Kosdaq surge triggers buy-side sidecar in both markets
South Korea’s stock markets surged on March 5, triggering buy-side sidecar curbs in both the KOSPI and Kosdaq markets. The Korea Exchange temporarily halted the effectiveness of program buy orders for 5 minutes from 9:06:02 a.m. as the KOSPI200 futures index jumped 10.84 percent. At the same time, Kosdaq150 futures and the Kosdaq150 index rose more than 10 percent. A day earlier, sell-side sidecars were triggered in both markets after sharp falls.