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Korea Stock Market News: KOSPI, KOSDAQ Halted Together For First Time Since July As FSC Steps In

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Korea Stock Market News: KOSPI, KOSDAQ Halted Together For First Time Since July As FSC Steps In

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South Korea’s Financial Services Commission held an emergency meeting on Thursday and said it is ready to activate contingency plans after the KOSPI closed down 7.57%. SK Hynix fell 11.06% and Samsung Electronics lost 9.48%. FSC Commissioner Lee Won-geon chaired the 2:30 p.m. session. The regulator said the pace of the decline looked excessive and …