Tuesday, May 3, 2016

S.Korea won drops, stocks edge down on China data, holiday

* Won plummets to lowest in nearly 3 weeks

* KOSPI down as market-heavy stocks sag

SEOUL, May 4 (Reuters) - South Korean's won fell

sharply on Wednesday morning to a near three-week low as shares

slipped on weak data from China on Tuesday and a decline in

global equities overnight, sapping investor appetite for risk.



Market participants were seen selling equities ahead of a

holiday long-weekend in South Korea that begins on Thursday.

The won was trading at 1,154.2 per dollar,

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