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The won traded below 1,300 per dollar after Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong said Thursday's rate decision should not be taken as signaling the tightening cycle is over. The pair fell 0.55% to 1,295.78 after tumbling from near 1,302.50.
A firmer won after the central bank's hawkish-leaning remarks lowers the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports for Korean buyers.
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