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]
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.
A total of 20 sidecars have been issued on the main bourse so far this year, six fewer than the 26 recorded in all of 2008, when the global financial crisis jolted the market, according to the Korea Exchange (KRX).
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A sidecar is triggered when the Kospi 200 Futures Index moves 5 percent or more for at least one minute, suspending program trading for five minutes.
