S. Korea's KOSPI triggers sell-side sidecar mechanism

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply lower on Friday, with the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) falling below 5,000 points in early trading and triggering a sell-side sidecar as the KOSPI 200 futures index plunged more than 5 percent, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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