SOUTH KOREAN WHOLESALE PRICES UP 0.2 PCT IN MARCH South Korea's wholesale price index, base 1980, rose 0.2 pct to 125.1 in March after a 0.2 pct rise in February but was 0.6 pct lower than its March 1986 level, the Bank of Korea said. The March consumer price index, same base, rose 0.5 pct to 146.0 after a 0.1 pct gain in February, for a year-on-year rise of 1.7 pct.