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KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise

Yonhap News's headline. Reported by Yonhap News, The Korea Herald, The Korea Times.

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What the sources say, in brief

According to The Korea Times, the Korea Exchange (KRX) activated a sell-side sidecar for the KOSPI on Tuesday as the index dropped sharply. The Korea Times reported that program trading for KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 9:48 a.m. Yonhap News also reported the activation on Tuesday, dated October 13, but its excerpt is truncated and gives no further details. The supplied excerpts do not allow a full account of the index movement, so the sources cannot be compared on figures beyond the timing and the sidecar activation itself.

Key points

  • The Korea Times reported KRX activated a sell-side sidecar for the KOSPI on Tuesday.
  • According to The Korea Times, program trading was suspended for five minutes at 9:48 a.m.
  • Yonhap News reported the sell-side sidecar activation on Tuesday, dated October 13.

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KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise. According to The Korea Times, the Korea Exchange (KRX) activated a sell-side sidecar for the KOSPI on Tuesday as the index dropped sharply. The Korea Times reported that program trading for KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 9:48 a.m. Yonhap News also reported the activation on Tuesday, dated October 13, but its excerpt is truncated and gives no further details. The supplied excerpts do not allow a full account of the index movement, so the sources cannot be compared on figures beyond the timing and the sidecar activation itself. Covered by 3 publications. Yonhap News: KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise. The Korea Herald: KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise. The Korea Times: KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise.

Who is covering it

  1. Yonhap News South Korea KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Wednesday activated ... 21 Oct · Tier 2
  2. The Korea Herald South Korea KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise South Korea's bourse operator on Wednesday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index as the stock index rose sharply. Program trading for the KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 9:53 a.m., according to the Korea Exchange. After opening 2.23 pe 28 Oct · Tier 3
  3. The Korea Times South Korea KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise Korea's bourse operator on Wednesday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the stock index sharply rose. Program trading for the KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 10:51 a.m., according to the Korea Exchange (KRX). After openin 21 Oct · Tier 3

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