Yen, won under pressure; Seoul holds emergency weekend meet

KOSPI falls 8% in early trade, triggering circuit breakers; Nikkei average down 4%

HONG KONG: Seoul's Kospi stock index dived more than 8 per cent to lead a rout across Asia on Monday (Jun 8) as tech firms were hammered and strong US jobs data fuelled bets on a…

Yen, won under pressure; Seoul holds emergency weekend meet

Yen, won under pressure; Seoul holds emergency weekend meet

By Fabiana Negrin Ochoa and Jihye Lee