* KOSPI falls, foreigners net buyers

* Korean won weakens against U.S. dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield rises

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SEOUL, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares ended lower on Tuesday, in line with Asian peers, as the renomination of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bolstered bets of a faster-than-expected policy tightening. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.

** The benchmark KOSPI closed down 15.92 points, or 0.53%, at 2,997.33, following a 1.42% gain on Monday.

** The overnight news on Powell buffeted financial markets and kept the U.S. dollar well supported as traders prepared for the imminent end to the Fed bond-buying programme.

** Chip giant Samsung Electronics rose 0.53% amid a report that the location of its new $17 billion chip plant in the United States would be Taylor, Texas, though the company said a final decision has not been made.

** Its peers SK Hynix fell 0.42%, while other heavyweights LG Chem and Naver also dropped 3.27% and 2.44%, respectively.

** Foreigners were net buyers of 279.7 billion won ($235.18 million) worth of shares on the main board.

** Meanwhile, South Korea's central bank is due to hold the monetary policy meeting on Thursday where it is widely expected to raise rates, as predicted by all 30 analysts in a Reuters poll.

** The won ended at 1,189.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.39% lower than its previous close.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,189.5 per dollar, up 0.1% from the previous day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,190.4.

** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.01 points to 108.32.

** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 1.5 basis points to 2.032%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 0.6 basis points to 2.392%. ($1 = 1,189.2900 won) (Reporting by Joori Roh; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)