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KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers
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Korean won strengthens against dollar
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South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
SEOUL, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares edged higher on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's overnight gains on robust quarterly earnings. The won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.
** The benchmark KOSPI rose 6.52 points, or 0.29%, to 2,256.47 as of 0105 GMT, extending gains for a fourth straight session.
** "Investors' sentiment was supported by better-than-expected corporate earnings, while the Britain issue is continued to be watched," said Seo Jung-hun, an analyst at Samsung Securities.
** Still, the local market's gains were comparably milder than those seen on Wall Street, with heavyweight chipmakers in the weaker territory.
** Technology giant Samsung Electronics fell 0.53% and peer SK Hynix dropped 2.19%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution advanced 1.33%.
** The country's dominant chat application operator Kakao rose 4.05%, with affiliates Kakaobank and Kakaopay adding 4.94% and 4.76%, respectively.
** Automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp gained 2.38% and 1.30% each, despite a combined 2.9 trillion won ($2 billion) provision in their third-quarter results from engine recalls years ago.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 15.4 billion won ($10.84 million) on the main board, set to extend their buying streak to a 13th session.
** The won was quoted at 1,420.1 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, up 0.18%.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.10 point to 101.72.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 5 basis points to 4.286%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 1.9 basis points to 4.293%. ($1 = 1,420.6300 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; editing by Uttaresh.V)
