[Photo] Won/Dollar Exchange Rate Rises Over 1%

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On May 2, as the unprecedented situation of a "stand-in for the acting president" unfolded for the first time in the nation's constitutional history, uncertainty over the domestic economic situation increased. At the Hana Bank headquarters dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul, the status board displayed the KOSPI index and the won/dollar exchange rate. On this day, the KOSPI opened at 2,556.52, down 0.09 points from the previous session, while the won/dollar exchange rate started at 1,436.5 won, up 15.5 won.

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