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KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers
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Korean won strengthens against dollar
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South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
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SEOUL, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose on Wednesday as a firmer won and expectations about a Republican win in U.S. midterm elections helped extend the Kospi's gains for the fourth day in a row. The Korean won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.
** The benchmark KOSPI rose 25.37 points, or 1.06%, to close at 2,424.41.
** Technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 0.32% and peer SK Hynix gained 1.71%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution advanced 1.87%. ** The won is stronger and expectation of a Republican win in the U.S. midterms added to hopes that the Federal Reserve's aggressive policy tightening could be eased, said Choi Yoo-june, an analyst at Shinhan Securities.
** The trading volume was 674.60 million shares. Of the total 932 traded issues, the number of advancing shares was 573.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares, worth 412.9 billion won, on the main board.
** The won was quoted at 1,364.8 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 1.47% higher than its previous close at 1,384.9.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,365.3 per dollar, up 0.7% from the previous day, while in non-deliverable forward trading, its one-month contract was quoted at 1,364.5.
** The KOSPI has fallen 18.58% so far this year but has gained 4.8% in the previous 30 trading sessions.
** The won has lost 12.9% against the dollar so far this year.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.24 points to 102.40.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell 8.7 basis points to 4.075%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell 7.8 basis points to 4.164%. (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Additional reporting by Youn Ah Moon; Editing by Savio D'Souza)