USD/KRW rate breaks 1,540, highest since March 2009

The U.S. dollar-won exchange rate broke above the 1,540 mark during overnight extended trading, reaching its highest level since the global financial crisis, Yonhap Infomax reported. This marks a 17-year high for the currency pair, which last saw such levels when it hit an intraday peak of 1,561.00 won on March 10, 2009.