The won - dollar exchange rate plunged for two consecutive days approaching the 1 , 200 won per dollar mark . The won - dollar rate which repeated swinging , showed its biggest fluctuation of 235 won during the intra - trading . The won exchange rate against the greenback at the Seoul bourse dropped 70 . 50 won per dollar from the preceding day to finish at 1 , 309 . 00 won . The won ’ s decline over the past two days reached 86 . 00 won . The won - dollar rate started trading 15 . 50 won higher at 1 , 395 . 00 won on this day , soared to 1 , 460 , 00 won due to the strong selling trends , but fell to 1 , 385 . 00 won . Later , the won - dollar rate which had surged to the 1 , 400 won level plunged to 1 , 225 . 00 won due to the influx of huge funds , but retreated to the 1 , 300 won per dollar mark . FX market participants conveyed that the FX rate declined due to the boosted selling trends of exporting conglomerates and the financial authority ’ s investigation on currency speculation . [ Eun - jung Kim / JYJ ] [ ⓒ Maeil Business Newspaper & mk . co . kr , All rights reserved ]