** South Korean shares rose on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight after U.S. Federal Reserve officials reaffirmed a dovish monetary policy stance that eased inflation concerns. The won held steady, while the benchmark bond yield fell.

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 10.43 points, or 0.33%, to 3,181.75 as of 0059 GMT. The index gained 0.86% on Monday.

** Among the heavyweights, technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 0.38% and peer SK Hynix rose 0.41%, while LG Chem fell 3.36% and Naver rose 1.40%.

** Foreigners were net buyers of 68.8 billion won ($61.34 million) worth of shares on the main board.

** Investors await the Bank of Korea's rate decision on Thursday, where it is seen keeping interest rates at record lows for the rest of 2021, as COVID-19 uncertainties and worries about financial imbalances offset signs of a broader economic recovery.

** The won was quoted at 1,122.0 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, unchanged from its previous close.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,121.5 per dollar, up 0.1% from the previous day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,121.1.

** In money and debt markets, June futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.04 points to 110.99, while the 3-month Certificate of Deposit rate was quoted at 0.66%.

** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 0.7 basis points to 1.136%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 1.8 basis points to 2.111%.

($1 = 1,121.6300 won)

(Reporting by Joori Roh; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)