* KOSPI flat, foreigners net buyers

* Korean won strengthens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield drops

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SEOUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares recouped most of their early losses and ended flat on Wednesday as battery makers gained, with investors focused on the central bank's interest rate decision and domestic trade figures due later in the week.

** The benchmark KOSPI closed down 1.95 points, or 0.08%, at 2,519.81, after falling as much as 0.81%.

** "There was skewed demand for certain stocks, while the benchmark index was overall kept in a range," said Lee Kyoung-min, an analyst at Daishin Securities.

** Doosan Robotics ended up 1.34%, after rising as much as 15.77%. Ecopro Materials, a battery materials maker, ended up 2.63%, after surging 13.68%.

** Battery maker LG Energy Solution jumped 2.76%, while peers Samsung SDI and SK Innovation rose 3.63% and 0.71%, respectively. Most other index heavyweights fell.

** Decliners outnumbered gainers by 601 to 274, among the total of 937 traded issues.

** The Bank of Korea will hold its last policy meeting for this year on Thursday. It is widely expected to extend pause to a seventh straight meeting.

** South Korea's exports likely rose for a second month in November but at a slower pace amid uncertainty over the global growth outlook, according to a Reuters survey. The data will be released on Friday.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 73.0 billion won ($56.63 million) on the main board.

** The won ended onshore trade at 1,289.6 per dollar, 0.32% higher than its previous close at 1,293.7.

** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.29 point to 104.09.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell 8.8 basis points (bps) to 3.559%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell 8.6 bps to 3.635%. ($1 = 1,289.1800 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Rashmi Aich)