Won hits five-month high as Kospi remains volatile
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10825936
- Published
- 2026-07-30 15:09:51
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-07-31 10:43:27
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
The South Korean won strengthened to its strongest intraday level in about five months Thursday, reaching the 1,430 range even as the Kospi remained volatile following two days of steep losses. The dollar-won rate closed Seoul's daytime session at 1,437.4 on Thursday, gaining 9.3 won from the previous close. Opening the regular session at 1,442.5, the dollar-won rate hit a daytime best of 1,435.9 at around 9:16 a.m. It later bounced above 1,440 before coming back down after the 3:30 p.m. close t
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