* KOSPI flat, foreigners net sellers

* Korean won weakens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield steady

SEOUL, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares traded flat on Monday, as investors refrained from placing big bets ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later in the week. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield was steady.

** The benchmark KOSPI held its ground at 2,519.18, as of 0137 GMT.

** U.S. job growth accelerated in November, data showed on Friday, amid signs of underlying labour market strength that suggested expectations of an interest rate cut early next year were probably premature.

** Next on investors' radar is U.S. inflation figures for more clues on the Federal Reserve's policy path.

** South Korea's exports for the first 10 days of December rose 3.3% from the year-ago period, customs agency data showed.

** Among index heavyweights, South Korean chipmaker Samsung Electronics fell 0.28%, but peer SK Hynix gained 0.78% and battery maker LG Energy Solution was flat.

** LIG Nex1 surged as much as 29.51% to a near eight-year high, following the defence company's announcement on Friday that it was acquiring a stake in U.S. robot firm Ghost Robotics.

** Of the total 937 traded issues, 472 shares advanced, 387 declined and 78 were flat.

** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 54.1 billion won ($41.03 million) on the main board.

** The won was quoted at 1,318.2 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.86% lower than its previous close at 1,306.8.

** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.18 point to 104.19.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose 0.7 basis point to 3.485%, while the benchmark 10-year yield climbed 0.1 basis point to 3.562%.

($1 = 1,318.6300 won)

(Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)