MarketsYen and won come under pressure; Seoul holds emergency weekend meetingCurrency 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 16:58 JSTTOKYO/SEOUL -- South Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese stocks fell sharply on Monday, dragged lower by tech shares as expectations of a U.S. rate hike and rising Middle East tensions dampened risk appetite.