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KOSPI Closes 6.02% Lower After Trading Halt

South Korea’s KOSPI closed 6.02% lower after a 20-minute halt; Japan’s Nikkei fell about 6%.

BY THE MACRO DESK · Foreman ~ 1 MIN · RECORD E1-E4 · FACTS AS OF 12:58 UTC

South Korea’s KOSPI closed down 324.11 points, or 6.02%, at 5,059.69 after falling as low as 4,911.28, Yonhap reported. [E1]

The index had fallen more than 8% just after the opening bell, prompting the bourse operator to suspend KOSPI-stock trading for 20 minutes, Yonhap reported. [E2]

CNN reported that Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell about 6%. [E3]

The KOSPI close was below the 6,035 close the paper covered on Oct. 13. [E1][E4]

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E1 yna.co.kr The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed down 324.11 points, or 6.02 percent, at 5,059.69, falling as low as 4,911.28. 2026-11-06T07:48:00Z

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Excerpt: "The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed down 324.11 points, or 6.02 percent, at 5,059.69, falling as low as 4,911.28."
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Source: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261106007851320
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E2 yna.co.kr The index had plummeted over 8 percent right after the opening bell, triggering the country's bourse operator to suspend trading of KOSPI stocks for 20 minutes. 2026-11-06T07:48:00Z

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Excerpt: "The index had plummeted over 8 percent right after the opening bell, triggering the country's bourse operator to suspend trading of KOSPI stocks for 20 minutes."
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Source: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261106007851320
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E3 cnn.com South Korea’s Kospi index dropped more than 8% after opening, triggering a halt in trading on the exchange, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell about 6%. 2026-11-06T01:46:00Z

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Excerpt: "South Korea’s Kospi index dropped more than 8% after opening, triggering a halt in trading on the exchange, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell about 6%."
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Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/05/markets/asian-markets-us-rout-ai-investment-intl-hnk
Retrieved: 2026-11-06T01:46:00Z
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E4 tradingeconomics.com The benchmark KOSPI plunged 5.46% to close at 6,035 on Tuesday, after hitting a more than two-month intraday low of 5,911, as mounting concerns over AI valuations and Chinese competition triggered heavy selling in semiconductor stocks. 2026-10-13

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Excerpt: "The benchmark KOSPI plunged 5.46% to close at 6,035 on Tuesday, after hitting a more than two-month intraday low of 5,911, as mounting concerns over AI valuations and Chinese competition triggered heavy selling in semiconductor stocks."
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Source: https://tradingeconomics.com/south-korea/stock-market
Retrieved: 2026-10-13T07:16:00Z
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