Today - Oct. 6, 2008
Korean Won/the US Dollar (\/$) rate: 1,272
KOSPI: 1,358.75
almost 3 months ago - recently lowest \/$ rate day: July 11, 2008
\/$ rate: 1,002.3
KOSPI: 1,567.51
=>if you invest S.Korea at this point, now you've got -32%; serious
6 months ago - April 7, 2008
\/$ rate: 974.9
KOSPI: 1,773.56
=> -41%; critical
1 year ago - Oct. 8, 2007
\/$ rate: 914.6
KOSPI: 2,012.82
=> -51%; fatal
3 years ago - Oct. 6, 2005
\/$ rate: 1041.9
KOSPI: 1,202.49
=> -7%; bad
5 years ago - Oct. 6, 2003
\/$ rate: 1151.5
KOSPI: 723.13
=> +70% (10.66%/yr); good
10 years ago - Oct. 7, 1998 (after IMF crisis)
\/$ rate: 1380.2
KOSPI: 313.49
=> +370% (15.58%/yr); great
11 years ago - Oct. 6, 1997 (before IMF crisis)
\/$ rate: 912.9
KOSPI: 644.21
=> +51% (3.77%/yr); not good
15 years ago - Oct. 6, 1993
\/$ rate: 813.1
KOSPI: 716.9
=> +21% (1.27%/yr); not bad
