China&#x27;s circuit breaker is actually bi-directional. NYSE is indeed uni-directional like you described.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;07&#x2F;chinas-latest-step-to-curb-shanghai-composites-wild-ride-circuit-breakers.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;07&#x2F;chinas-latest-step-to-curb-sh...</a><p>&gt;Meanwhile, a 7 percent <i>rise or fall</i> in the CSI300 Index will prompt a trading halt in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges for the rest of the day, the statement posted on the exchange&#x27;s website said. Both circuit breakers will only be activated once a day.