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The won has stayed near the 1,300 level for about two months, supported by strong semiconductor exports, and closed at 1,342.1 per dollar on Nov. 5.
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix dividend payments could send up to $12.6 billion overseas by year-end, adding dollar demand.
Stronger won and heavier dollar demand from dividend repatriation shift currency conditions, which can affect the cost of imported feed ingredients priced in dollars for Korean buyers.
businesskorea.co.krPark Seon-youngNov 5, 2026Not 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.
