Monday, July 18, 2016

S.Korea won pressured by Chinese yuan's fall, stocks down

* China's yuan falls to more than 5-yr low vs dlr

* KOSPI down after 7-day rally

SEOUL, July 19 (Reuters) - The South Korean won eased

on Tuesday morning, pressured by the Chinese yuan's sharp fall

against the dollar late in the previous day, though foreign

buying of Seoul stocks could limit any further losses in the

won.

The won was quoted at 1,141.1 as of 0157 GMT,

down 0.4 percent from Monday's close at 1,136.4.

China's yuan slipped below the psychologically important

level

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