South Korea's KOSPI, KOSDAQ trigger circuit breaker after plunging over 8 pct

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) both plunged more than 8 percent in intraday trading on Thursday, triggering the market-wide circuit breaker. ■