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Korea's $400 billion foreign reserve has come under scrutiny as the country strives to weather an ongoing drop in the won's value against the dollar, as well as the soon-to-begin $20 billion annual investment requirement for the United States.
Korean stocks opened higher Friday, tracking pre-Christmas gains on Wall Street boosted by confidence in the U.S. economy and hopes for a year-end Santa Claus rally.
