Won or lost: Dollar holders cash in on freefalling local currency
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Won or lost: Dollar holders cash in on freefalling local currency

Published: 25 Dec. 2024, 17:30
People stand in line at a currency exchange shop in the Myeong-dong area of Jung District, central Seoul, on Dec. 24. [YONHAP]

People stand in line at a currency exchange shop in the Myeong-dong area of Jung District, central Seoul, on Dec. 24. [YONHAP]

 
People stand in line at a currency exchange shop in the Myeong-dong area of Jung District, central Seoul, on Dec. 24.
 
With the value of the won recently hitting a 15-year low against the dollar, surpassing the 1,450 mark, dollar holders are looking to cash in.
tags Korea Dollar Exchange Rate Myeong-dong

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