Today (13th), KOSPI plunged for 3 consecutive days and even 1,780 lines collapsed.

Today KOSPI closed at 1,771.44, 62.89 points (3.43%) lower than the previous trading day.

The index started at 1,722.68, down 111.65 points (6.09%) from the battlefield, and the 1,690 line collapsed with the intraday drop exceeding 8%.

As a result, the 'Side Car', which temporarily suspends the selling price of the program in the beginning of the market, and the 'Circuit Breaker,' which stops the trading, have been triggered.

In the securities market, foreigners net sold 1,2296 billion won.

Individuals net purchased 444.3 billion won and institutions netted 66.6 billion won.

The KOSDAQ index ended at 524.00, down 39.49 points (7.01%) from the battlefield.

The index started at 536.62, down 26.87 points (4.77%) from the battlefield, and then increased sharply.

Circuit breakers and sidecars were also triggered in the KOSDAQ market, but the intraday drop exceeded 13% and the 490 line collapsed.

In the KOSDAQ market, foreigners and institutions net sold KRW 1728 billion and KRW 1316 billion respectively.

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