Buy-Side Sidecar Activated on KOSPI 200 Futures on Aggressive Bargain Hunting

[Economy] :
Program buying orders on the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) market were briefly suspended on Friday afternoon after a surge in the futures index.

The Korea Exchange(KRX) said it activated its “sidecar” mechanism for five minutes starting at 1:50 p.m. after the KOSPI 200 Futures ...

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