{
  "id": 15839344,
  "title": "KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise-15839344",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261021/krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Exchange (KRX) has activated a buy-side sidecar for the KOSPI index following a sharp rise. This triggered program trading for KOSPI-listed shares, which was suspended for five minutes at 10:51 a.m. The index opened 2.05 percent higher and gained 247.81 points, or 4.46 percent, reaching 5,800.55 as of 11:02 a.m. The KOSPI rebounded after falling nearly 4 percent the previous session due to concerns over profitability stemming from heavy investments in AI infrastructure. The buy-side sidecar is activated when the KOSPI 200 Futures Index rises 5 percent or more for at least one minute.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Bourse operator issues buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rebound",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/urgent-bourse-operator-issues-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp",
        "published": "2026-10-21T01:57:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise",
        "published": "2026-10-21T02:27:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}