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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, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose for a ninth straight session on Monday, buoyed by a Wall Street rally and as investors snapped up stocks believed to have underperformed in recent weeks. The won gained, while the benchmark 10-year bond yield edged higher.

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 20.48 points, or 0.86%, to 2,406.57, as of 0204 GMT, heading for its longest winning run since mid-August 2020.

** Technology giant Samsung Electronics climbed 0.99% and peer SK Hynix gained 0.47%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution advanced 0.31%.

** Of the total 931 issues traded, 529 shares gained.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 137.5 billion won ($111.49 million).

** The won was quoted at 1,233.2 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.66% higher than its previous close at 1,241.3.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,232.9 per dollar, up 0.4% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,231.3.

** The KOSPI has risen 7.61% so far this year, but lost 3.8% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

** The won has gained 2.5% against the dollar so far this year.

** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.10 point to 104.75.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 2.8 basis points to 3.397%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 3.1 basis points to 3.332%.

($1 = 1,233.3100 won) (Reporting by Choonsik Yoo; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)