Circuit breaker activated on Kospi for 4th time of the year as shares plunge 8 percent

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• ·Among the market's largest stocks, SK hynix fell 11.55 percent to 2.58 million won while Samsung Electronics was down 8.77 percent at 322,500 won when trading was halted.
• ·A circuit breaker was activated on Tuesday at 2:33 p.m.
• ·to halt all trading on Korea's main stock market for 20 minutes after the benchmark Kospi plunged more than 8 percent.
• ·A first-stage circuit breaker was activated after the Kospi fell 8.07 percent from the previous session to 8,378.25, according to the Korea Exchange (KRX).
• ·The bourse closed at 8203.84, down 9.99 percent from the previous session, according to the KRX.