The Korea Exchange has activated the KOSPI circuit breaker due to a sharp decline in the stock index

2026-06-05 08:20:51

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The KOSPI index in South Korea has fallen by 5%, with Samsung down 6.5% and SK Hynix down over 8%. Nasdaq futures are down nearly 1%, and large chip stocks are broadly down in after-hours trading.

The Korea Exchange has activated the KOSPI circuit breaker due to a 5% drop in KOSPI 200 futures, pausing programmatic trading for 5 minutes.

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Risk warning

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