[외환마감]Exchange rate closes 2 won decline.. “Down fall due to weak yuan”

[외환마감]Exchange rate closes 2 won decline.. “Down fall due to weak yuan”

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[이데일리 이윤화 기자] The won-dollar exchange rate fell by two won and closed on the second trading day. The effect of President Joe Biden’s signing of the economic stimulus bill and the decrease in the number of unemployed people in the United States has revived the risk preference psychology.

Won dollar exchange rate fluctuations on the 12th.

According to the Seoul foreign exchange brokerage on the 12th, the won-dollar exchange rate ended at 1133.8 won, down 2.1 won (0.18%) from the previous trading day. On this day, the exchange rate lowered 6.8 won to 1135.9 won compared to the previous trading day, and then lowered its low to 1127.50 won at one time during the day, but the decline narrowed in the afternoon. The yuan was weak in the second half of the market, and the won also agreed to this, limiting the fall of the won-dollar exchange rate. The dollar-yuan exchange rate rose to the 6.49 yuan range.

At 1:40 am on the 11th (local time), the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield is 1.576% per year, up 0.049% points compared to the battlefield. The dollar index, which represents the value of the dollar against the currencies of six major countries, is also fluctuating at the 91st line.

New York Index futures are mixed. The Dow Index futures stood at 32,555, up 0.23% from the previous trading day. Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index futures are trading at 3937.88, down 0.03%, while Nasdaq 100 futures are trading at 13,010.75, down 0.29%.

The domestic stock market also rose around 1%, recovering to the 3050 line, continuing the risk preference sentiment. The KOSPI index closed at 3054.39, up 40.69 points (1.35%) compared to the previous day. Foreigners and institutions made net purchases of 405.8 billion won and 1846 billion won, respectively. Individuals net sold 5999 billion won, and continued net selling for the last two consecutive trading days.

On this day, the funds traded in Seoul Foreign Exchange Brokerage and Korean Fund Brokerage were 9,114 million dollars.

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