Thursday, August 18, 2016

S.Korea won falls sharply, stocks dip

* Won falls nearly 1 pct

* KOSPI struggles to post 4th straight week of gains

SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The South Korean won fell

nearly 1 percent on Friday, giving up gains from earlier in the

week even as the dollar wallowed at close to twe-month lows.

The won stood at 1,116.7 as of 0217 GMT, compared

to Thursday's close of 1,107.2.

"There is no special reason for the won's sharp fall. It

seems like the investors are deciding to sell the currency just

because they view the won

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