KOSPI fell intraday below 7,000, triggering the seventh circuit breaker of the year after renewed US–Iran geopolitical tensions spurred heavy foreign and institutional selling. Foreign investors net sold 2.23 tln won and institutions net sold about 570 bln won; retail investors net bought roughly 2.7 tln won. The National Pension Service was a buyer, net purchasing about 220 bln won. The market hit a program‑trading pause (sidecar) in the morning and a circuit breaker in the afternoon. Year‑to‑d

KOSPI fell intraday below 7,000, triggering the seventh circuit breaker of the year after renewed US–Iran geopolitical tensions spurred heavy foreign and institutional selling. Foreign investors net sold 2.23 tln won and institutions net sold about 570 bln won; retail investors net bought roughly 2.7 tln won. The National Pension Service was a buyer, net purchasing about 220 bln won. The market hit a program‑trading pause (sidecar) in the morning and a circuit breaker in the afternoon. Year‑to‑date there have been 17 buy‑triggered and 18 sell‑triggered sidecar activations, 35 in total.