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KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers
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Korean won sees best day in over two months
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South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
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SEOUL, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares ended higher on Wednesday, buoyed by chipmakers and electric-vehicle battery manufacturers and on hopes of a slower pace of monetary policy tightening globally, although gains were capped as investors locked in profit.
** The Korean won jumped, while the benchmark bond yield rose.
** The benchmark KOSPI ended up 5.84 points, or 0.26%, at 2,215.22, following a 2.5% jump in the previous session.
** A new report showing shrinking U.S. job openings, a weaker read of U.S. manufacturing data, and a smaller-than-expected rate increase by the Australian central bank all contributed to investor speculation that a central bank shift to less aggressive rate hikes could be looming.
** "Investors booked profits from recent sharp gains, amid lack of confidence ahead of U.S. employment and inflation data this week and next week," said Huh Jae-hwan, an analyst at Eugene Investment and Securities.
** Among South Korean heavyweights, technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 1.45% and peer SK Hynix jumped 4.18%. Battery makers LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK Innovation advanced 5.51%, 2.34% and 1.62%, respectively.
** Automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp fell 1.39% and 2.34%, respectively, while tech platform operator Naver slumped 7.08% and peer Kakao lost 2.50%. Less than a third shares advanced of 931 traded issues.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 77.3 billion won ($54.80 million) on the main board, extending their buying streak to a fourth session.
** The won was last quoted at 1,410.1 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 1.16% higher than its previous close.
** The currency strengthened for a fourth straight session and posted its best daily performance since July 28.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.29 point to 102.05.
** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 5.8 basis points to 4.142%, while the benchmark 10-year yield climbed 6.1 basis points to 4.068%.
($1 = 1,410.6000 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
