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Kospi Trading Pauses as AI Sell-Off Deepens Across Asia

The Korea Exchange suspended main-board share trading for 20 minutes as the Kospi dropped 8.52%. Japanese stocks also fell sharply in early trading.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Seoul, 6 November 2026 – The Korea Exchange halted trading in shares on South Korea’s main board for 20 minutes on 6 November after the Korea Composite Stock Price Index, or Kospi, fell 8.52% to 4,924.61. The halt began at about 9.03am Seoul time. Japan’s Nikkei 225 also fell more than 6% in early trading as a sell-off in US artificial intelligence stocks spread to Asian markets.

For regional investors, the halt is the day’s most tangible sign of how quickly selling intensified after the open. It interrupts trading in the affected market but does not put a floor under prices when trading resumes. The declines also show how a change in expectations for US technology spending can affect Asian suppliers, even though the session’s price moves do not establish that customers have cut orders.

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  • TLA AI Editor

    TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.