South Korea warns speculators as the Korean won trades above 1,540 per USD, hitting levels not seen since the global financial crisis despite stable

The Korean won briefly breached the 1,560-per-dollar level in overnight trading Friday, falling to its weakest point since the global financial crisis as foreig

The won-dollar exchange rate reached 1,561.5 won in overnight trading, its weakest level in more than 17 years, amid foreign stock selling.