South Korean stocks rise, tracking Wall Street's record close
KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers
Korean won weakens against US dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
SEOUL, Oct 15 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's strong performance overnight. The won weakened and the benchmark bond yield fell.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 rose 3.03 points, or 0.12%, to 2,626.32 by 01:47 GMT.
** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung 005930.KS rose 0.16%, peer SK Hynix 000660.KS gained 2.19%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution 373220.KS slid 3.08%.
** Wall Street ended higher on Monday, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow posting record finishes, as investors bought into technology stocks ahead of a busy week packed with corporate earnings and crucial economic data.
** Hyundai 005380.KS added 0.20%, while sister automaker Kia 000270.KS lost 0.20%. Search engine Naver 035420.KS and instant messenger Kakao 035720.KS gained 2.22% and 0.82%, respectively.
** Private equity firm MBK and Young Poong 000670.KS secured a more than 5% stake in Korea Zinc 010130.KS through a tender offer that closed on Monday, Young Poong said in a regulatory filing.
** Of the total 934 traded issues, 333 shares advanced, while 523 declined.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 15.3 billion won ($11.2 million) on the main board.
** The won was quoted at 1,359.2 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.04% lower than its previous close at 1,358.6.
** KOSPI is down 1.09% so far this year and has lost 2.9% in the previous 30 trading sessions, while the won has lost 5.2% against the dollar so far this year.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds KTBc1 rose 0.06 point to 105.93.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield KR3YT=RR fell by 2.0 basis points to 2.919%, while the benchmark 10-year yield KR10YT=RR fell by 1.2 basis points to 3.066%.
($1 = 1,359.7300 won)
Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Sumana Nandy
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