KOSDAQ Buyer Circuit Breaker Hits 3-Day Streak Amid 6% Surge

KOSDAQ triggers buy-side circuit breaker for three consecutive days, a historic first, as institutional buying of 543 billion won offsets heavy retail and foreign selling.

Woofun AI reports that the KOSDAQ index surged more than 5%, activating the buyer-side circuit breaker for three consecutive trading days for the first time in history. Institutional investors drove the rally with net purchases exceeding 1 trillion won over the streak, buying 543 billion won on the final day while individual and foreign investors sold 258 billion won and 277 billion won respectively. The KOSPI index also closed up over 1% as institutional selling pressure eased.