Foreign exchange prices are displayed at a currency exchange in Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul on the 18th. The average won-dollar exchange rate stood at 1,342.6 won for 12 trading days this month, the lowest level in two years and a month since the average of 1,332.8 won in September 2024, according to the Bank of Korea’s economic statistics system. The average won-yen exchange rate in October was 849.0 won, the lowest in 18 years and 10 months. 2026.10.18 [Reporter Lee Seung Hwan]
