Korea Exchange triggers circuit breaker on the KOSPI with trading halted for 20 minutes

Newsquawk StaffPublished 26 Jun 2026, 03:32 UTCOn the live feed at 03:12 UTC — 1 more headline followed before this page went public

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03:39

[MARKET UPDATE] Nikkei 225 extends on declines after reopening from the lunch break with the index now down 5%, while KOSPI remains the underperfomer with losses of 8.2% amid the tech rout

03:24

[MARKET ANALYSIS] Asia-Pac stocks are pressured amid heavy tech selling

03:12

Korea Exchange triggers circuit breaker on the KOSPI with trading halted for 20 minutes

02:51

[MARKET UPDATE] US index futures trade at session lows with Emini S&P 500 down 0.7% and Emini Nasdaq 100 down 1.5% amid the resumption of tech selling and risk-off mood across Asia-Pac

02:48

[MARKET ANALYSIS] Dollar ekes slight gains and antipodeans underperform in a risk-off environment

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