On the 21st, when the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) held its benchmark interest rate steady, employees were working in the dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. On that day, the KOSPI opened at 2544.81, down 4.93 points (0.58%) from the previous session, and the won-dollar exchange rate started at 1332.5 won, up 2.4 won from the previous trading day. Photo by Yongjun Cho jun21@
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