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Exporters' Dollar Selling Surges 71%, Boosting Won

The amount of dollars sold by South Korean nonfinancial private companies in the foreign exchange market surged more than 70% in the second quarter from a year earlier, as the government encouraged…

  • South Korean exporters sold $263.59 billion in dollars in Q2, a 71.5% increase.
  • Strong semiconductor and key product exports drove the surge in dollar sales.
  • The won weakened to below 1,500 won, its strongest level since Sept 2022.

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