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S.Korea won ends up 2.3 pct on package, rate hope
Reuters - 1 hour 38 minutes ago
SEOUL, Nov 3 - The South Korean won ended local trade up 2.3 percent against the dollar on Monday as the government unveiled a $11 billion economic stimulus package, easing worries about a slowdown in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
The won <KRW=> also found further support from rising hopes for a further interest rate cut by the central bank, which could help stablise economic jitters and attract more investors to local assets, and as exporters bought the unit for settlements.
The local currency was quoted at 1,261.6/3.0 per dollar as of 0600 GMT, compared with Friday's domestic close <KRW=KFTC> of 1,291.
The won rose to as high as 1,253.9.
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