* KOSPI falls, foreigners net buyers
* Korean won little changed against dollar
* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
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SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares fell on Monday, as battery makers slumped on demand concerns, outweighing gains in chipmakers. The won closed almost flat, while the benchmark bond yield fell.
** The benchmark KOSPI closed down 8.39 points, or 0.34%, at 2,464.35, snapping two straight sessions of gains.
** "Weakness in the Chinese market, which came after policymakers held interest rates steady, also weighed on investor sentiment," said Seo Sang-young, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities.
** China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Monday, matching market expectations, after the central bank surprised markets by keeping its medium-term policy rate steady last week.
** South Korea's exports for the first 20 days of January fell from the same period the year before, data showed, but those to China rose after 19 consecutive months of decline.
** South Korea will take steps to make its financial markets more investor friendly and attractive to foreigners, the financial regulator said.
** Battery maker LG Energy Solution slid 3%, while peers Samsung SDI and SK Innovation dropped 4.28% and 4.67%, respectively.
** Battery materials makers LG Chem and POSCO Holdings lost 4.33% and 3.86%, respectively.
** Battery makers fell on persistent worries about demand weakening for the sector, analysts said.
** Chipmaker Samsung Electronics rose 0.54% and peer SK Hynix gained 0.92%, extending gains for a third session.
** Of the total 937 traded issues, 296 shares advanced, while 579 declined.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 295.3 billion won ($220.45 million) on the main board.
** The won ended onshore trade at 1,338.9 per dollar, 0.01% higher than its previous close at 1,339.0.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 3.3 basis points to 3.275%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 4.8 basis points to 3.375%. ($1 = 1,339.5500 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)