The South Korean won hit a two - month high against the U . S . dollar on Monday as traders bet that the U . S . Federal Reserve will delay its much - awaited rate hike on weaker - than - expected job data . The Korean currency closed at 1 , 084 . 8 per dollar , up 7 . 9 won or 0 . 72 percent from the previous session ’ s close . It marked the highest close since February 4 when the comparable figure was 1 , 084 . 10 and the fourth consecutive day of rise . Copyrights ⓒ Yonhap News [ ⓒ Maeil Business Newspaper & mk . co . kr , All rights reserved ]