South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance said it will closely monitor whether stock market volatility spreads to bond, foreign exchange, and money markets, and will respond sternly to acts that disrupt market order.
United Overseas Bank strategist says the USD index's upward momentum is weakening, with consolidation or a mild decline possible ahead; investment strategist says the breakout in US Treasury yields 5%is not historically abnormal.
EUR fell against the pound by 0.4%to 0.8449, reaching a new low since last year June. French fiscal pressure, policy deadlock, and election uncertainty undermined investor confidence.