South Korea central bank: market impact of impeachment vote seems limited

"There seems to be limited impact," the Bank of Korea said in a statement after a meeting to review policy measures to contain any fallout from Friday's impeachment vote.

The bank's Governor Lee Ju-yeol asked his officials to closely monitor the markets as uncertainties are high, the bank said.

The impeachment vote must be approved by the Constitutional Court, a process that could take months. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn assumes presidential duties on an interim basis until the court's ruling.

(Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Writing by Tony Munroe; Editing by Robert Birsel)