(Corrects milestone in headline and second paragraph to 10-month high, not 8-month high)

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KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers

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Korean won jumps 1% against dollar

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South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

SEOUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose on Thursday, led by online service providers, as investors found U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting outcome dovish.

** The Korean won hit its highest level in nearly ten months, while the benchmark bond yield fell.

** The benchmark KOSPI was up 11.17 points, or 0.40%, at 2,460.97 as of 0209 GMT. It rose as much as 1.49% in early trade.

** The Fed said it had turned a key corner in the fight against high inflation, but that "victory" would still require its benchmark overnight interest rate to be increased further and remain elevated at least through 2023.

** "Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments were perceived dovish, but he certainly left a room for hawkish aspects as well," said Kim Seok-hwan, analyst at Mirae Asset Securities, who said investors were taking profits from a gap-start.

** Search engine Naver rose 3.16% and instant messenger Kakao jumped 3.54%, helped by a surge in Meta Platforms on Wall Street overnight.

** Technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 1.78%, peer SK Hynix gained 1.86%, and battery maker LG Energy Solution advanced 0.19%.

** Of the total 934 issues traded, 553 shares gained.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 159.4 billion won ($130.81 million).

** The won was quoted 1.03% higher at 1,218.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, after hitting the highest level since April 5, 2022 at 1,216.4.

** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.12 point to 105.03.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 3.1 basis points to 3.232%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 1.3 basis points to 3.226%. ($1 = 1,218.5900 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; editing by Uttaresh.V)