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The Korean won strengthened against the dollar on strong semiconductor-led exports and increased dollar supply. The won traded at an average of 1,342.6 per dollar in the first 12 trading days of October and hit 1,328.9 on Friday, its strongest since October 2024.
Bank of Korea data showed the won's monthly average falling steadily from July through September.
Sustained won appreciation reduces the local cost of imported feed grains and meal for Korean buyers, while a firmer won can ease dollar-based price pressure on feed imports.
en.yna.co.krKim BoramOct 18, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
