{"slug": "krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise", "title": "KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise", "summary": "The Korea Exchange (KRX) activated a buy-side sidecar for the KOSPI on Wednesday, suspending program trading for five minutes at 9:25 a.m. after the index surged 4.53 percent, driven by gains in technology stocks and hopes for a U.S.-Iran agreement over the Strait of Hormuz.", "body_md": "Korea's bourse operator on Wednesday activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index surged, driven by gains in technology stocks.\n\nProgram trading for the KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 9:25 a.m., shortly after the market opened, according to the Korea Exchange (KRX).\n\nAfter opening 3.85 percent higher, the KOSPI climbed 4.53 percent as of 9:27 a.m. amid hopes for a possible agreement between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and eased woes over artificial intelligence (AI) investment.\n\nA buy-side sidecar is triggered when the KOSPI 200 Futures index rises 5 percent or more for at least one minute.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260805/krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-08-05 01:02:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-05 01:07:04.086089+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Korea Exchange", "KOSPI", "KOSPI 200 Futures"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/krx-activates-buy-side-sidecar-for-kospi-on-sharp-rise.jsonld"}}