The Kospi and international oil prices are displayed on an electronic board at the Hana Bank headquarters dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Tuesday. [Yonhap]
The Kospi and international oil prices are displayed on an electronic board at the Hana Bank headquarters dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Tuesday. [Yonhap]

The Kospi plunged more than 4 percent during intraday trading Tuesday, triggering a sell-side sidecar — a temporary suspension of program trading orders.

As of 9:48 a.m., the Kospi stood at 6,095.87, down 288.37 points, or 4.52 percent, from the previous session. Korea Exchange activated the sell-side sidecar on the Kospi market at 9:47:58 a.m.

The Kosdaq fell 24.26 points, or 2.86 percent, to 824.93.


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