▲ The electronic board at the dealing room of Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, displays the won-dollar exchange rate, KOSPI, and KOSDAQ indices on the 12th.
The won-dollar exchange rate has fallen to its lowest level in about two years.
At around 9:55 a.m. today (the 12th) in the Seoul foreign exchange market, the exchange rate of the South Korean won against the U.S. dollar dropped to 1,333.2 won.
This is the lowest level since October 4, 2024, when it hit a low of 1,331.3 won.
The exchange rate started at 1,342.5 won today and continued its downward trend, recording 1,336.7 won as of 11:10 a.m.
The dollar index, which measures the value of the greenback against six major currencies, fell by 0.101 to 102.133.
The cross rate for the won against the Japanese yen stood at 845.21 won per 100 yen, approaching the low of 833.40 won recorded on January 2, 2008.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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