* KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers

* Korean won weakens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

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SEOUL, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose more than 1% on Monday, as chip and battery heavyweights extended gains, with investor focus on U.S. economic indicators amid lingering recession worries.

** The benchmark KOSPI closed up 29.87 points, or 1.15%, at 2,618.30.

** The KOSPI tracked Wall Street's strength in the previous session and hit its highest level in six sessions.

** "There will be a series of economic data in the United States this week, from inflation to retail sales and industrial production, to which the market may react sensitively amid recession worries," said Na Jeong-hwan, an analyst at NH Investment Securities.

** Chipmaker Samsung Electronics rose 1.07% and peer SK Hynix gained 3.21%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution climbed 2.02%.

** Hyundai Motor added 0.21% and sister automaker Kia Corp gained 0.20%, while search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were down 2.08% and up 0.27%, respectively.

** Of the total 936 traded issues, 677 shares advanced, while 204 declined.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 76.0 billion won ($55.41 million).

** The won was quoted at 1,372.0 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.55% lower than its previous close at 1,364.4.

** In money and debt markets, September futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.01 point to 105.90.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 0.5 basis point to 2.948%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 1.4 basis points to 3.002%. ($1 = 1,371.6100 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)