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Six groups on the same scale: position within the last 30 days. Each group reads in its own direction, so check the note in each card. We do not combine them into one score.

What moved today

No indicator is at the edges (outside 20%) of its 30-day range today

Exchange rates

▲ = weaker won (more won per unit)

USD1,357.90 KRWup 15.90 vs. yesterday

From 5 days of data (3/5)

JPY (100)856.72 KRWup 4.41 vs. yesterday

From 5 days of data (3/5)

EUR1,513.65 KRWup 7.79 vs. yesterday

From 5 days of data (3/5)

CNY203.43 KRWup 2.09 vs. yesterday

From 5 days of data (3/5)

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Fuel prices

▲ = costlier fuel (KRW per litre)

Gasoline1,855.13 KRW/Ldown 0.13 vs. yesterday

From 5 days of data (2/5)

Diesel1,841.85 KRW/Ldown 0.13 vs. yesterday

From 5 days of data (2/5)

LPG (butane)1,177.80 KRW/Ldown 0.11 vs. yesterday

From 5 days of data (2/5)

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Seoul weather

▲ = warmer than yesterday's forecast

Seoul low · high1~13 ℃– vs. yesterday

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Fine dust (PM10)Moderate

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Trading days

All 9 major exchanges open

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Crypto assets (USD)

▲ = higher USD price (global top coins by market cap; not Korean exchange KRW prices)

BTC Bitcoin74,604.63 USDup 0.55% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

ETH Ethereum2,116.48 USDup 0.06% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

BNB BNB688.42 USDup 1.08% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

XRP XRP1.0989 USDup 0.60% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

SOL Solana85.92 USDdown 0.32% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

TRX TRON0.3178 USDup 0.36% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

ZEC Zcash1,148.89 USDdown 5.86% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

HYPE Hyperliquid74.45 USDup 0.38% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

DOGE Dogecoin0.0699 USDup 1.78% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

XMR Monero563.73 USDdown 5.03% 24h

From 5 days of data (1/5)

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Grocery basket (KRW)

▲ = costlier basket (KRW per listed unit, nationwide retail average)

Rice 20 kg63,156 KRW– vs. yesterday 2.6% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Napa cabbage, 1 head2,749 KRW– vs. yesterday 14.1% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Korean radish, 11,796 KRW– vs. yesterday 8.6% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Onion 1 kg1,969 KRW– vs. yesterday 1.4% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Peeled garlic 1 kg11,978 KRW– vs. yesterday 27.5% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Green onion 1 kg2,597 KRW– vs. yesterday 10.8% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Potato 100 g337 KRW– vs. yesterday 5.9% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Apples, 1019,716 KRW– vs. yesterday 25.3% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Mackerel, 14,028 KRW– vs. yesterday 17.8% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Milk 1 L2,711 KRW– vs. yesterday 5.9% vs. a year ago

From 5 days of data (1/5)

Consumer prices (monthly) October 2026vs. same month last year: All items +2.8% · Living necessaries +2.6% · Fresh food -6.2%

Source: KOSIS, Ministry of Data and Statistics (formerly Statistics Korea), Consumer Price Survey

Nationwide retail average prices of farm, livestock and fishery products, for reference only. On weekends and holidays the last survey day is shown. · Survey day 2026-11-09

Source: KAMIS, Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation

International gold (monthly) September 2026

USD per troy ounce, monthly average

XAU4,334.75 USD 1.9% vs. previous month 18.2% vs. same month last year
189,398 KRW/gapprox. KRW per gram at the month's average exchange rate · per don (3.75 g) 710,241 KRW

London international gold price, monthly average from the Bank of Korea ECOS. This is not the Korean domestic gold price nor a jeweller's buying/selling price, which differ by tax, fees and local supply.

Source: Bank of Korea ECOS (international commodity prices)

About these indicators

Data basis
2026-11-10
Last updated
Nov 10, 2026, 4:35 PM KST

Each group is read from that series' daily copy (exchange rates 07:00, fuel 08:00, weather 06:00, trading days 06:20, crypto 09:10, grocery basket 09:00 and 15:40 KST); no source is called again. On a day the data source family changes, that indicator shows no day-on-day change.

Sources: Export-Import Bank of Korea and Bank of Korea ECOS (exchange rates) · Opinet (fuel) · KMA and AirKorea (weather) · official government calendars via python-holidays (trading days) · CoinMarketCap · KAMIS · KOSIS

For reference only. Not investment or trading advice; each indicator's source and terms are stated on its own page.