# Why South Korea's Markets Are Still Rattled By Syria - Bloomberg

> South Korea's Kospi fell the most in Asia after a U.S. strike on a Syrian airfield, as the won led losses among emerging-market currencies. Traders priced in the chance of a similar US move against North Korea.

- Date: 2017-04-10 · published 2017-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71716-why-south-korea-s-markets-are-still-rattled-by-syria-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Geopolitical risk is pushing money out of Korean assets and into safe havens, with limited direct effect on feed grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-10/syria-strike-lingers-for-korean-assets-as-traders-track-warships

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