At last close · Tue, Jul 28

S&P 500 7,428.78 +0.21% Nasdaq 24,876.91 -0.22% Russell 2K 2,953.8 +0.20% VIX 18.21 -2.46% Gold 4,022.1 -1.29% WTI 81.97 -0.77% BTC 63,935.58 +0.33% US 10Y 4.65% -4 bp HY OAS 2.81% +2 bp USD TWI 120.71 -0.16%

Asia Reg Wrap Wednesday, July 29, 2026

South Korea: KOSPI and KOSDAQ both triggered marketwide circuit breakers on Tuesday as a China chip-tool report sparked a semiconductor rout, testing trading-halt mechanics used…

A sell-side sidecar (program-sell-order halt) tripped on the KOSPI at 9:06am and on the KOSDAQ at 9:14am local time; the KOSPI then fell more than 8% intraday, triggering a…

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