S.Korean shares end week higher as automakers make up for chipmakers' losses
KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers
Korean won strengthens against US dollar
South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
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SEOUL, Sept 13 (Reuters) -Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares ended marginally higher on Friday, posting their best week in a month, as gains in auto and financials stocks outpaced losses in chipmakers.
** The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 3.32 points, or 0.13%, at 2,575.41.
** For the week, the index rose 1.09%, after two straight weeks of declines. It was the biggest weekly gain since mid-August.
** South Korea intends to fully lift a ban on the short-selling of stocks next March, its regulatory agency said after the market closed on Thursday.
** Hyundai 005380.KS rose 2.16%, as the South Korean automaker agreed to explore future collaboration with General Motors GM.N. Affiliates also firmed, including sister automaker Kia 000270.KS, which rose 1.41%.
** The finance-major index .KS49 rose 2.49%, while the securities-minor index .KS53 climbed 2.47%.
** Chipmaker Samsung Electronics 005930.KS fell 2.87% and peer SK Hynix 000660.KS lost 3.55%, capping gains on the index.
** "Semiconductor stocks were sluggish due to worries about a peak-out in demand, but auto and financial stocks rose in rotational trading, keeping the benchmark index flattish," said Seo Sang-young, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 974.3 billion won ($733 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,329.5 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC - 0.91% higher than its previous close at 1,341.6.
** In money and debt markets, September futures on three-year treasury bonds KTBc1 rose 0.07 point to 105.97.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 4.0 basis points to 2.831%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 2.7 basis points to 2.944%.
** South Korean financial markets will be closed from Monday through Wednesday for Thanksgiving holiday of Chuseok.
** Trading will resume on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision on the interest rate cuts on Sept. 17-18.
($1 = 1,329.1000 won)
Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Sumana Nandy
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