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KOSPI rises for fifth straight session

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Korean won strengthens against dollar

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South Korea benchmark bond yield rises

SEOUL, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose on Friday, buoyed by continued foreign buying, and were on course for a fourth consecutive weekly gain. The Korean won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 16.92 points, or 0.71%, to 2,485.57 as of 0159 GMT, hitting a near two-month high.

** So far, the KOSPI has risen 3.8% this week and 11.2% this month.

** "The market is in a rotational trading amid continued risk sentiment and foreign inflows," said Park Kwang-nam, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities.

** Technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 1.25%, but peer SK Hynix lost 0.43%. Search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao gained 2.21% and 1.88%, respectively.

** LG Energy Solution declined 0.97% after the battery maker reported a quarterly profit that tripled but still missed analysts' estimates due to one-off costs.

** LG Display rose 2.65% after the display panel maker reported a record operating loss for the December quarter.

** Of the total 931 issues traded, 585 shares advanced.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 409.7 billion won ($333.31 million), in their 17th buying session out of 18 this month.

** The won was quoted at 1,228.6 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.17% higher.

** The currency was set for a third straight weekly gain, up more than 0.5%.

** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.16 point to 104.82.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 3.9 basis points to 3.313%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 5.6 basis points to 3.287%. ($1 = 1,229.1800 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; editing by Uttaresh.V)