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Samsung and SK Hynix make up nearly half the index. Retail traders called ants flip fast and use heavy margin debt. Leveraged ETFs on those two stocks double the losses. Korean won at 17 year low adds pressure on imports. National pension fund forced to sell on rallies due to allocation limits. Korea missed MSCI …
The war-induced sell-off in global stocks continued on Wednesday, with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) having to halt trading at one point to allow nervous investors to take a breather. The SET Index ended the day down 81.90 points (5.3%) at 1,384.61, with heavy turnover of 159 billion baht — about three times the …
7%, 13%, 20% drops will trigger halts in S&P trading If the Russell 2000 futures hit a circuit breaker and halt before the cash session (before the regular stock market opens), here’s what typically happens: Futures Trading Halts OnlyThe halt applies only to the futures market (like the Russell e-mini). The cash session (stock market) …
by confoundedinterest17 Communications breakdown! As Harris wordsalads her vision of the economy saying small businesses are the backbone of the US economy, but small businesses aren’t feeling it. Small business optimism remains below 100 at 91.5. Perhaps the themesong of Harris/Walz should be “economy breaker.” Or former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown’s livin’, lovin’ maid.