* KOSPI hovers near seven-week high
* Korean won weakens against U.S. dollar
* South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
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SEOUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares closed little changed on Monday, and were near a seven-week high, due to broadly cautious sentiment stemming from mixed economic indicators at home and abroad. The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.
** The benchmark KOSPI ended up 0.75 points, or 0.03%, at 2,452.25.
** The index was up for a sixth straight session, marking the longest winning streak since early-December 2021 and the highest close since June 14.
** The market showed no clear direction as economic indicators collided with each other amid prevalent slowdown concerns, said Mirae Asset Securities' Analyst Seo Sang-young.
** South Korea's exports grew at a faster annual pace in July as robust demand from the United States offset weak sales to China.
** China, meanwhile, reported worse-than-expected factory activity data as it struggles to recover from COVID-19 outbreaks.
** Among heavyweights, Samsung Electronics fell 0.16% and SK Hynix lost 0.82%, while leading battery maker LG Energy Solution declined 0.59%.
** Battery materials company LG Chem rose 1.66% and another electric-vehicle battery maker Samsung SDI jumped 2.46%.
** Of the total traded issues of 928 on the benchmark index, the number of advancing shares was 490.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 136.1 billion won ($104.39 million) on the main board.
** The won was last quoted at 1,304.0 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, down 0.38%.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted down 0.1%, while in non-deliverable forward trading, its one-month contract was quoted at 1,302.8.
** September futures on three-year treasury bonds dropped 0.20 point to 105.33 in late afternoon trade.
** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 5.7 basis points to 3.067%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 4.8 basis points to 3.175%. ($1 = 1,303.8200 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; editing by Uttaresh.V)