MarketsYen, won under pressure; Seoul holds emergency weekend meetCurrency dealers work in front of an electronic board displaying the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won and the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the dealing room of a bank in Seoul, South Korea on June 8. © ReutersJADA NAGUMO and KIM JAEWONJune 8, 2026 09:55 JSTUpdated on June 8, 2026 12:27 JSTTOKYO/SEOUL -- South Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese stocks fell sharply on Monday morning, led by tech stocks, as market expectations grow for a U.S. interest rate hike, while tensions flare up in the Middle East.