{
  "id": 17158605,
  "title": "KRX activates sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp fall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/krx-activates-sell-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-fall-17158605",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T01:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261030/krx-activates-sell-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-fall"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea Exchange (KRX) has activated a sell-side sidecar for the KOSPI index following a sharp fall. The KOSPI index, which dropped 4.68 percent to 5,661.7, plummeted 277.75 points in just five minutes at 10:04 a.m. local time, according to KRX. The sell-side sidecar was triggered as the KOSPI 200 Futures Index fell by 5 percent or more for at least one minute. The decline in the KOSPI index came after Wall Street shares retreated overnight, with Alphabet's stock plunging more than 12 percent following a third-quarter revenue miss. Concerns about the sustainability of the AI boom have also weighed on investor sentiment.",
  "summary": "Korea's bourse operator on Friday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the stock index plunged. Program trading for the KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 10:04 a.m., according to the Korea Exchange (KRX). After opening 2.99 percent lower, the KOSPI fell 277.75 points, or 4.68 percent, to 5,661.7 as of 10:06 a.m. The index…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) KRX activates sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp decline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/urgent-krx-activates-sell-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-decline",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:06:30.000Z"
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  "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."
}