South Korea's main stock index opened lower on Tuesday,... following the latest uptick in trade tensions between the U.S. and China.<br />As of 9:45Am, Korea time, the benchmark KOSPI was trading 15 points or zero-point-eight percent lower at 2,063.<br />The tech heavy KOSDAQ was down over one percent at 701.<br />The Korean won has fallen to 1-thousand 1-hundred and ninety won level against the greenback,... a low not seen since January 2017.<br />According to Bank of Korea, the won-to-dollar exchange rate plunged almost three percent during April-May period.<br />The depreciation of the won against the dollar was only exceeded by Turkey's lira and Argentina's peso. <br />
