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USD/KRW Shrugs Off South Korean Consumer Confidence

KOREAN WON

USD/KRW oscillates around neutral levels, last sits at KRW1,196.65, with
yesterday's after-hours ebbs and flows in USD providing little in the way of
any outright impetus at the re-open. Locally, South Korea's consumer
confidence improved to 84.2 from 81.8, which represented the third consecutive
increase in the index. Worth noting that the index remains at depressed
levels, far from pre-coronavirus levels.

  • A breach of Jul 28/7 lows of KRW1,190.45/1,189.80 would expose Jun 11 low
    of KRW1,188.60. Meanwhile, a rally above Jul 24 high of KRW1,203.10 would
    shift focus to Jul 17 high of KRW1,206.95.
  • Eyes are on tomorrow's South Korean Business Survey and Friday's
    industrial output.

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