SEOUL: South Korean stocks ended nearly flat on Monday, with shareholders cutting riskier bets after an election success by the anti-austerity Syriza party in Greece reawaken fears over volatility in the euro zone.
The South Korean won closed higher against the dollar on Monday, tracking sharp gains in the yen as broad risk-off sentiments triggered a safe-haven rally in the Japanese currency.
The won was quoted at 1,080.8 to the dollar at the conclusion of onshore trade, compared with 1,084.1 at the end of Friday’s session.
