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The South Korean won slid for a fourth straight session against the dollar on Friday as yet another failure by Greece to reach a deal with its foreign creditors dented the appetite for riskier assets.
The won ended local trade down 0.6 per cent to 1,116.9 from the previous close of 1,110.0. The local currency touched a morning low of 1,117.3, the weakest level since June 17. For the week, the won lost 0.9 per cent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 0.2 per cent at 2,090.26 points. On a weekly basis, it gained 2.1 per cent, the biggest weekly rise since April 17 and snapping a four straight weeks of losses.
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