South Korean shares inch lower, but poised for best week in six
KOSPI falls, foreigners net buyers
Korean won weakens against dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield flat
SEOUL, Sept 27 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares were on track for their best week in six, even as the benchmark index fell on Friday as losses in biopharmaceutical stocks overshadowed gains in chipmakers.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 was down 4.90 points, or 0.18%, at 2,666.67, as of 0200 GMT. On Thursday, it hit the highest level since Sept. 2.
** For the week, the benchmark index was up 2.9%, set to record its biggest jump since mid-August.
** Business sentiment in South Korea weakened to the lowest level in six months in September, a central bank survey showed.
** Chipmakers extended gains, with Samsung Electronics 005930.KS rising 0.15% and SK Hynix 000660.KS climbing 2.82%, after the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index .SOX jumped 4% overnight.
** Most other index heavyweights traded flattish. Biopharmaceutical manufacturers dropped more than 2%.
** Of the total 934 traded issues, 426 shares advanced, while 439 declined.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 257.1 billion won ($194.86 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,319.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.13% lower than its previous close at 1,318.0.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds KTBc1 fell 0.03 point to 106.34.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 0.9 basis point to 2.822%, while the benchmark 10-year yield was flat at 2.999%.
($1 = 1,319.4200 won)
Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu
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