KOSPI and Won have lost nearly 9% this year...1st to 2nd place in decline among major countries

The value of Korean and Korean stocks has dropped nearly 9% this year, the report showed.

The KOSPI, which closed last year at 2,655.28, fell 8.98 percent to 2,416.86 at Friday's close, while the tech-heavy KOSDAQ fell more than 20 percent during the same period.

This year, Korea is the only major country in the world where the stock index has fallen back.

In addition, when the comparison target was expanded to 40 countries, only Russia, which was at war, had a higher decline rate than ours.As of 3:30 p.m. on the 15th, the exchange rate between

won and the dollar reached 1,398 won, up 8.6% from the end of last year when it was 1,288 won.

The currency, which was weaker than the won during the same period, was the yen, whose exchange rate rose 10.71%.