(Bloomberg) -- South Korea's won reversed a gain to the strongest since January on speculation investors sold the currency to fund purchases of the yen, which rose to a two-week high against the dollar.
Fund managers have been borrowing yen at Japan's lower interest rates to invest in higher-yielding assets abroad, in so- called carry trades. Speculation the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates may have prompted traders to reverse such investments, requiring them to sell the won.
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