Free Trial

USD/KRW Operates Just Above 18-Month Low

KOREAN WON

Spot USD/KRW has ebbed lower after the re-open, catching up with yesterday's slip in the DXY. The pair hovers above its 18-month low printed yesterday, last -1.25 fig. at KRW1,145.65. A fall through yesterday's low of KRW1,142.70 would open up Apr 18/15 lows of KRW1,133.00/1,132.10, followed by the lower 3.0% Bollinger band at KRW1,129.78. Conversely, a rebound above Oct 7 high of KRW1,165.95 would clear the way to Sep 28 high/50-DMA at KRW1,174.80/1,177.42.

  • South Korea's daily coronavirus case count remained above 100 after the detection of a cluster in the city of Busan, keeping officials on alert.
  • South Korea's terms of trade and unemployment data hit the wires tomorrow.

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.