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The won weakened to about 1,342 per dollar as foreign investors sold a net 1.26 trillion won of Korean shares, led by semiconductor stocks. The KOSPI fell nearly 4% on concerns that a Democrat-led Congress could tighten AI and data center rules, and the exchange triggered a sell-side sidecar.
The won is down 6.95% year to date.
A weaker won raises the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports, and the equity-driven outflow shows that the currency is moving on capital flows rather than trade fundamentals.
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