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The won weakened at the open after cash markets were closed yesterday, USD/KRW last up 2.75 at 1125.40. 1-month NDF's are higher again today after a brief decline yesterday, but have gained around 18 points since Friday last week.
- Data earlier in the session showed FX reserves rose to $452.31bn in April from $446.13bn in March, the first continuing an upward trend since October. The breakdown showed that the value of non-dollar assets was boosted by a weaker USD.
- On the coronavirus front South Korea reported 574 new cases on Thursday, down from 676 on Wednesday. With an aim of achieving herd immunity by November, the authorities have been ramping up the vaccination campaign by importing more vaccines and increasing the daily inoculation cases. A total of 3,530,014 people have received at least their first shots of COVID-19 vaccines, accounting for 6.9 percent of the country's 51.3 million population, since the country started its vaccination program on Feb. 26.
- Minutes of the BoK's April meeting were released late on Tuesday (followed by a market closure on Wednesday), the minutes showed members expect export and investments likely to continue to improve, while consumption and employment are expected to gradually recovery. Members were cognizant of risks of another wave of the virus, and also agreed to look through inflation. Inflation in April hit a four-year high data showed earlier this week, rising to 2.3% against expectations of 2.1%.
- South Korea's chip making industry could be eroded by commitments from the US and Europe this week to reduce reliance on overseas suppliers such as South Korea and Taiwan. EU Industry Commissioner Breton said today "We want to come back to our former market share of production for the needs of our industry".
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