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S.Korea won, bonds rise on US Fed stimulus hopes

Published August 23, 2012 Updated August 23, 2012 12:40am

The local currency was quoted at 1,131.8 against the dollar as of 0025 GMT, compared with 1,135.9 at the end of onshore trade Wednesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index was down 0.2 percent at 1,931.07.

September futures on three-year treasury bonds were up 0.10 points at 105.89.

Copyright Reuters, 2012