Chinanews.com Client, March 13th (Xie Yiguan) On the 13th, the South Korean stock market continued to fall. During the session, the stock index fell more than 8% and triggered a fuse. The South Korean Composite Index closed down 3.43% to 1,771.44 points, a record low of nearly seven and a half years, and has fallen 19.39% this year. According to an email announcement issued by the Korean Financial Services Commission, from March 16 to September 15, South Korea will ban short selling of shares traded on Kospi, Kosdaq and Konex. A temporary ban on stock shorts is the first similar move since 2011.