Foreign and local banks in South Korea saw their daily foreign exchange transactions surge in the first quarter by 14-point-1 percent.<br /> According to the Bank of Korea, the daily F-X turnover averaged 57-point-1 billion U.S. dollars in Q1... compared to the previous quarter's 50-point-Oh-3 billion.<br />Spot exchange trading volume rose to just under 22-point-8 billion dollars, up 16-point-1 percent.<br />By currency, the dollar led the increase... with a 17-point-8 percent spike.<br />The volume fell for the Chinese yuan... by 11-point-7 percent. <br />
