South Korea's central bank said it had agreed to renew a currency swap agreement with China, adding details including the extension period and size would be disclosed later.The won ended trading at 1,153.3 per US dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.42 per cent higher than its previous close at 1,158.2, and marking its strongest close since April 24, 2019.
In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,152.5 per dollar, up 0.4 per cent from the previous day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,152.4.In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.02 point to 111.82. The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 0.6 basis point to 0.907 per cent, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 0.4 basis point to 1.537 per cent.For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to