* KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers

* Korean won weakens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield rises

SEOUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rebounded 1% on Wednesday after five consecutive sessions of declines, with investors awaiting U.S. inflation data due later this week for further direction.

** The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 25.79 points, or 1.00%, to 2,599.77, as of 0141 GMT, after touching its lowest in nearly a month on Tuesday.

** "The index is seen to be on a technical rebound," said Cho Jun-kee, an analyst at SK Securities. "Also, investors are taking a wait-and-see stance ahead of U.S. inflation data."

** U.S. inflation data due on Thursday has been in focus to gauge the Federal Reserve's monetary tightening path.

** Meanwhile, China's producer prices fell more than expected in July, data showed on Wednesday.

** Back home, South Korea's jobless rate climbed in July for a second month and hit the highest since January, with job growth its slowest in nearly 2-1/2 years.

** Chipmaker Samsung Electronics rose 1.92%, while peer SK Hynix was flat. Battery maker LG Energy Solution jumped 4.19%.

** Among other index heavyweights, automakers traded marginally lower, but online platform companies and biopharmaceutical manufacturers climbed.

** Of the total 930 issues traded, 475 shares rose.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 84.4 billion won ($64.04 million).

** The won was quoted at 1,318.2 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.19% lower than its previous close.

** In money and debt markets, September futures on three-year treasury bonds were down just 0.01 point to 103.74.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 0.7 basis point to 3.654%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 1.8 basis points to 3.758%. ($1 = 1,318.0000 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)