# [Forex Close] Won-Dollar Dips Slightly, Awaits US Midterm Results

> The won-dollar rate closed down 2.8 won at 1,341.0 on November 3 amid thin trading as investors awaited US midterm results. Kospi fell 3.59% on foreign selling, and the dollar index slipped to about 101.72.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T00:13:04.208Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78605-forex-close-won-dollar-dips-slightly-awaits-us-midterm-results
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves of this size have limited direct effect on feed prices, but a volatile won affects the cost of imported feed for Korean buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- USDKRW: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-07-30 | [Dollar Slips As Markets Wait For US Data Drops - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18553-dollar-slips-as-markets-wait-for-us-data-drops-finimize.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2025-11-21 | [Dollar slips against yen but heads for broad weekly rise \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22143-dollar-slips-against-yen-but-heads-for-broad-weekly-rise-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2024-06-19 | [Dollar struggles for direction, euro close to 1-1/2-month low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29979-dollar-struggles-for-direction-euro-close-to-1-1-2-month-low.md) | +0.2% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2022-07-27 | [Dollar slightly lower after Fed hikes by 75 basis points - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40681-dollar-slightly-lower-after-fed-hikes-by-75-basis-points-markets-business.md) | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2018-07-27 | [Dollar dips as robust US GDP data fail to impress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64240-dollar-dips-as-robust-us-gdp-data-fail-to-impress.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- etoday.co.kr: https://www.etoday.co.kr/news/view/2643625

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