# Seoul: Stocks, won gain on BOJ decision to keep rates low - The Business Times

> South Korea's KOSPI and the won rose on July 31, 2018 after the Bank of Japan kept its policy targets unchanged while adding flexibility around them. Korean stocks with North Korea exposure fell after US satellites reportedly detected renewed activity at a North Korean missile factory.

- Date: 2018-07-30 · published 2018-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64262-seoul-stocks-won-gain-on-boj-decision-to-keep-rates-low-the-business-times
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

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## Sources

- businesstimes.com.sg: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/seoul-stocks-won-gain-boj-decision-keep-rates-low

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