KOSPI’s 8% Drop Triggers Circuit Breaker as Tech Selloff Hits Asia

South Korea’s Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) index crashed by more than 8% on Monday. This prompted the stock market to halt trading for 20 minutes after a US-led semiconductor selloff battered Asian markets. The benchmark sank 8.4% to 7,477 after opening, tripping a circuit breaker. The Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) also