Circuit breaker implemented after stock market crash

BIST 100 index at Borsa Istanbul started the day with a 6.87 percent decrease at 10,060.48 points. After the loss of value in the stock market exceeded 5 percent, the Index-Dependent Circuit Breaker System was in operation and transactions resumed after 10.30 am.

Borsa İstanbul AŞ announced the operation of the Index-Linked Circuit Breaker System with losses in the BIST 100 index exceeding 7 percent. Thus, trading on the stock market was stopped twice by the circuit breaker on March 19. So, what does a circuit breaker mean on the stock exchange, how does a circuit breaker act on the stock exchange? Here, the details...

Loss exceeds 7 percent: The decline continued in Borsa Istanbul; circuit breaker applied for the second time

On the Istanbul Stock Exchange, the BIST 100 index fell 6.87 percent at the opening. The index started the day at 10,060.48 points, while the sector that lost the most was in communication with 7.56 percent.Click for more