* KOSPI falls, foreigners net buyers
* Korean won weakens against U.S. dollar
* South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
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SEOUL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares fell on Thursday as fears lingered over property developer China Evergrande's debt burden, while investors weathered the prospect of a reduction in stimulus by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.
** The benchmark KOSPI fell 12.93 points, or 0.41%, to 3,127.58 as of 06:32.
** Among the heavyweights, technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 0.26% and peer SK Hynix fell 1.40%, while LG Chem rose 8.42% and Naver fell 0.74%.
** South Korea's markets resumed trading on Thursday after being closed from Monday through Wednesday for a public holiday.
** China's embattled property developer Evergrande faced a Thursday deadline to pay interest on one of its dollar bonds, in a crucial moment for global investors worried that its malaise could spread beyond the country's property sector.
** The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would likely begin reducing its monthly bond purchases as soon as November and signaled interest rate increases may follow more quickly than expected.
** Foreigners were net buyers of 553.1 billion won ($470.64 million) worth of shares on the main board.
** The won was quoted at 1,175.5 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.04% lower than its previous close at 1,175.0.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,175.6 per dollar, up 0.5% from the previous day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,175.9.
** The won has lost 7.6% against the dollar so far this year. ** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.09 points to 109.58.
** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 1.9 basis points to 1.556%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 3.4 basis points to 2.100%. ($1 = 1,175.2000 won) (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Additional reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Rashmi Aich)