Korean Won Edges Higher on First Day of 24-Hour Trading - Bloomberg.com

Korean Won Edges Higher on First Day of 24-Hour Trading  Bloomberg.com

South Korean won holds steady as historic 24-hour trading begins

The South Korean won was stable against the dollar after inching higher as the currency began its first day of 24-hour trading, marking a milestone in Seoul’s push to open its financial markets to global investors. The won eased 0.1 per cent to 1,531.40 against the US dollar, after rising as much as 0.2 per cent when it started trading at 6am. Other major currency pairs were little changed. The launch of 24-hour trading is the centrepiece of a years-long effort to improve foreign access to lo...

By Bloomberg,The Korea Times

[Photo News] Dollar-won trading goes 24-hour

DOLLAR-WON TRADING GOES 24-HOUR An electronic board at Hana Bank's Hana Infinity Seoul dealing room shows the dollar-won exchange rate on Monday morning, the first day of Korea's 24-hour foreign exchange trading system. The shift expands dollar-won trading from the previous 9 a.m.-to-2 a.m. session to a near-24-hour structure, with trading now available around the clock except on weekends and Jan. 1. (Yonhap)

By The Korea Herald

South Korea starts 24-hour trading of dollar-won