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KOREA: USDKRW trades just off its daily highs, currently at 1129.70, with
near-term resistance coming in at the 1130 level. A close above here would
return the focus to the upside and the 1140 resistance area. 
- KRWJPY is testing the 10.00 level where the 200-dma sits and a break back
above here would shift the near-term outlook back to neutral. The recovery is
coming in spite of renewed downside in the Kospi, which is down 0.4% following
recent heavy outflows. 
- Bond markets have traded in lackluster fashion with little in the way of
headline drivers. 10-year bond futures have recovered some early losses to trade
at 124.98 as prices gyrate around the 125 level. 
- The 2-year swap is down 0.6bps just above recent range lows as upside remains
capped by the 21-dma. Real yields continue to see upside pressure thanks to
declining breakevens, reducing the prospects of a BOK rate hike at the end of
the month. 

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