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South Korean financial authorities convened an emergency meeting on the evening of July 29 after the KOSPI lost 864.5 trillion won in market value over two sessions, closing Wednesday at 5,663.24, down 5.98%, and tripping a market-wide circuit breaker for a second consecutive day. A selloff of this speed pressures the won and typically triggers foreign outflows, raising the odds of official stabilization steps such as short-selling curbs, stabilization-fund deployment, or FX smoothing that could cap USD/KRW upside. Watch the concrete measures announced from the meeting and whether foreign net selling and circuit-breaker triggers persist into the next session, as continued dislocation would spill into broader Asia risk sentiment and high-beta assets including BTC.
As a Market signal, watch whether it changes price action, volatility, or flows around KOSPI, KRW=X, BTC.
Original Source: BeInCrypto
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