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KOSDAQ triggers buy-sidecar as rally continues for second day, briefly topping 700 intraday

KOSDAQ triggers buy-sidecar as rally continues for second day, briefly topping 700 intraday

Graphic by Lim Jong-cheol
Graphic by Lim Jong-cheol

The Korea Exchange triggered a temporary suspension of program buy orders in the KOSDAQ market at 11:28 a.m. on the 11th.

This is the 38th sidecar activation in the KOSDAQ market this year. It is the 21st activation in the buy direction. At the time of activation, the KOSDAQ 150 spot index stood at 1,156.27, up 67.42 points (6.19%) from the previous trading day, while the futures price was recorded at 1,158.60, up 66.20 points (6.06%).

The buy-side sidecar is a market stabilization mechanism that suspends the validity of on-exchange program buy orders for five minutes. In the KOSDAQ market, it is triggered when the KOSDAQ 150 spot index rises by more than 3% and the KOSDAQ 150 futures price rises by more than 6%, with this state persisting for at least one minute.

On the day, the KOSDAQ Composite Index opened at 668.48, up 0.87 points (0.13%) from the previous day, and widened its gains to record 701.19, up 33.57 points (5.03%), by 11:35 a.m.

At the same time, the KOSPI Index was calculated at 5,299.46, up 60.33 points (1.15%) from the previous day.

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