![The Kospi and international oil prices are displayed on an electronic board at the Hana Bank headquarters dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Tuesday. [Yonhap]](https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/10/13/rcv.YNA.20261013.PYH2026101302930001300_P1.jpg)
The Kospi plunged more than 4 percent during intraday trading Tuesday, triggering a sell-side sidecar — a temporary suspension of program trading orders.
As of 9:48 a.m., the Kospi stood at 6,095.87, down 288.37 points, or 4.52 percent, from the previous session. Korea Exchange activated the sell-side sidecar on the Kospi market at 9:47:58 a.m.
The Kosdaq fell 24.26 points, or 2.86 percent, to 824.93.
yuni@heraldcorp.com
