Shares slid to the lowest point since early January on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, which is set for later this week.
Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul show the Kospi closing at 2,277.99 points on Tuesday, down 1.41 percent, or 32.56 points, marking the lowest point since Jan. 5, when the Kospi finished at 2,264.65. Shares slid to their lowest point since early January as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, which is set for later this week. The local currency ended at 1,350.50 won against the dollar, down 0.4 won from the previous session's close.[YONHAP]
![Screens in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul show the Kospi closing at 2,277.99 points on Tuesday, down 1.41 percent, or 32.56 points, marking the lowest point since Jan. 5, when the Kospi finished at 2,264.65. Shares slid to their lowest point since early January as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, which is set for later this week. The local currency ended at 1,350.50 won against the dollar, down 0.4 won from the previous session's close.[YONHAP]](https://img2.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202310/31/koreajoongangdaily/20231031180301274bdrt.jpg)