Korean Won
- Korean Won Hovers Just Above 1,500 to the Dollar at Daily Fix
The won held near the 1,500-per-dollar line at the 15:30 reference fix, closing at 1,506.1 before easing back to 1,501.4 the following session.
- Korea Moves to 24-Hour FX Trading in Bid to Globalize the Won
Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol calls round-the-clock won trading a "starting point" for the currency's global rise and a more attractive Korean capital market.