Monday, August 15, 2016

S.Korea won, stocks rise as upbeat U.S. stocks support risk

* Fed officials' speeches, July meeting minutes in focus

* Won seen unlikely to gain further -analyst

SEOUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The South Korean won and

shares strengthened slightly on Monday as risk sentiment was

boosted by Wall Street's records overnight and a widely held

belief that another Federal Reserve rate hike this year is

unlikely.

The won was quoted at 1,096.6 as of 0201 GMT, up

0.6 percent compared to the previous close at 1,103.3.

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