[Photo] Won-Dollar Exchange Rate Opens in the 1,477 Won Range

As the Korean won to US dollar exchange rate continues to soar, the display board at the Hana Bank dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, shows the won-dollar exchange rate and the KOSPI on December 18. On this day, the won-dollar exchange rate opened at 1,477.3 won, down 2.5 won from the previous day, after surpassing 1,480 won during trading for the first time in eight months just a day earlier.