
The dollar-won rate closed the Seoul session around 1,341.50 won after swinging sharply intraday. It dipped to the mid-1,330s on a global dollar selloff after Democrats swept both chambers of Congress, then rebounded on settlement demand.
A weaker dollar on the midterm result eases pressure on dollar-denominated import costs for Korean feed buyers, though the won remains volatile and the policy outlook for US fiscal and tax measures is uncertain.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Not 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.