KOSPI falls 8.55% at open, triggering circuit breaker and 20-minute trading halt

South Korea's stock market was halted about three and a half minutes after opening after the KOSPI fell 8.55% at the open, tripping the circuit breaker and freezing the entire market for 20 minutes. It was the first time the index fell below 5,000 since January, with Samsung down 10%.

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