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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 falls

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SEOUL, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight, led by gains in heavyweight bluechip stocks ahead of U.S. midterm elections and inflation data. The Korean won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 27.25 points, or 1.15%, to 2,399.04, as of 06:30 GMT at close.

** Among heavyweights, technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 2.66% and peer SK Hynix gained 1.39%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution advanced 0.17%. ** Foreign investors and institutional buyers snapped up blue chips including semiconductor shares as the won gained against the dollar ahead of U.S. midterm elections, said Kim Seok-hwan, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities.

** The trading volume during the session was 492.77 million shares. Of the total 932 traded issues, 670 advanced.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 273.8 billion won ($197.36 million) on the main board.

** The won was quoted at 1,384.9 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 1.18% higher than its previous close at 1,401.2.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,385.1 per dollar, up 0.5% from the previous day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,384.1.

** The KOSPI has fallen 19.43% so far this year, and gained 1.7% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

** The won has lost 14.2% against the dollar so far this year.

** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.08 points to 102.16.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 2.9 basis points to 4.162%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 2.6 basis points to 4.242%. ($1 = 1,387.3400 won) (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Additional reporting by Youn Ah Moon; Editing by Rashmi Aich)