# Won-Dollar Exchange Rate Trades in the High 1,350s Amid US Stock Market Plunge

> The won weakened as the USD/KRW rate rose to 1,357.4 in early Seoul trading on November 6, after closing at 1,342.1 the previous day. Concern that a Democratic sweep in the US midterm elections could bring tighter regulation of AI and semiconductors weighed on risk sentiment, while Korean semiconductor firms’ dollar selling limited the won’s decline.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T06:10:14.382Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83404-won-dollar-exchange-rate-trades-in-the-high-1-350s-amid-us-stock-market-plunge
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Risk aversion and foreign investors’ potential conversion of Korean equity-sale proceeds into dollars can push USD/KRW higher. Dollar selling by semiconductor companies may temper the move.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Sources

- mediadale.com: http://www.mediadale.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=295439

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