News about the military situation in South Korea lowered the national currency

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The exchange rate of the South Korean won currency against the US dollar falls on Tuesday evening on the news of the introduction of martial law in the country. As of 18:42 Moscow time, the won fell by 2.11%. The won-dollar pair has updated the minimum since October 2022.

At the moment during the trading, the depreciation exceeded 2.5%.

The reason for the fall of the South Korean won was the imposition of martial law. The head of South Korea, Yun Seok-yel, called opponents from the Democratic Party pro-North Korean and accused them of anti-state activities.

A few minutes ago it became known that the South Korean parliament voted to lift martial law, the media write.