* KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers
* Korean won strengthens against U.S. dollar
* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
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SEOUL, June 24 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean
financial markets:
** South Korean shares marked the sharpest daily jump in 16
months, tracking gains on Wall Street after investors scaled
back expectations for inflation and interest-rate hikes,
although the benchmark index logged a third straight weekly
drop.
** The Korean won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield
fell. The index declined 3.05% for the week, a third straight
weekly drop.
** The benchmark KOSPI rose 52.28 points, or 2.26%, to
2,366.60 as of 06:32 GMT, the sharpest daily jump since February
2021
** Among heavyweights, messenger platform operator Kakao
jumped 6.6%, Naver gained 5.8%,
technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 1.74% and
peer SK Hynix rose 1.55%, while battery maker LG
Energy Solution rose 1.25%.
** South Korean shares are catching up as it has been suffering
bigger declines since early June on global uncertainties,
compared with shares in China and Taiwan, said Park Gwang-nam,
an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities.
** Manufacturing growth is slowing worldwide as China's COVID-19
curbs and Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupt supply chains and
keep inflation at the highest in years, while the growing risk
of a U.S. recession poses a new threat to the global economy.
** Foreigners were net sellers of 35.4 billion won worth of
shares on the main board.
** The won was quoted at 1,298.2 per dollar on the onshore
settlement platform, 0.28% higher than its previous
close at 1,301.8.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,298.1 per
dollar, up 0.1% from the previous day, while in non-deliverable
forward trading its one-month contract was quoted
at 1,297.4.
** In money and debt markets, September futures on three-year
treasury bonds rose 0.34 points to 103.54, while the
3-month Certificate of Deposit rate was quoted at 2.00% in late
afternoon trade.
** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 7.1
basis points to 3.526%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell
by 5.1 basis points to 3.644%.
(Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Additional reporting by Youn Ah
Moon; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)