* KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers

* Korean won weakens against U.S. dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield rises

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SEOUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares logged their first weekly gain in five, as broader Asian peers edged up on Friday amid investor optimism that the pandemic recovery can weather inflationary pressures. The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.

** The benchmark KOSPI was up 23.64 points, or 0.80%, at 2,971.02, as of 0630 GMT. For the week, the index gained 0.075%.

** Among the heavyweights, technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 1.42% and peer SK Hynix climbed 1.36%, while LG Chem fell 2.32% and Naver slipped 0.74%.

** Foreign investors turned net sellers in the afternoon as most Asian stocks gained, but inflation concerns will linger through next week, said Kim Dae-jun, an analyst at Korea Investment Securities.

** South Korea's producer prices index in October posted their sharpest growth in 13 years, central bank data showed on Friday, underlining oil-led inflationary pressure and supporting further policy tightening.

** Foreigners were net buyers of 136.5 billion won worth of shares on the main board.

** The won was quoted at 1,185.3 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.41% lower than its previous close at 1,180.4.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,185.0 per dollar, down 0.2% from the previous day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,185.6.

** The KOSPI has risen 3.39% so far this year, and gained 1.3% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

** The trading volume during the session in the KOSPI index was 649.17 million shares. Of the total traded issues of 929, the number of advancing shares was 431.

** The won weakened 8.4% against the dollar so far this year.

** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.01 points to 108.54.

** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 0.7 basis points to 1.960%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 2.9 basis points to 2.367%. (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)