* KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellers

* Korean won weakens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield rises

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SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares fell on Tuesday as investors gauged lacklustre trading across Europe after European Central Bank officials pushed back bets on early and extensive interest rate cuts. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.

** The benchmark KOSPI closed down 28.40 points, or 1.12%, at 2,497.59.

** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics fell 1.76% and peer SK Hynix lost 1.49%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution climbed 0.25%. ** Europe's STOXX 600 index was last down 0.5%, while euro zone government bond yields rose on Monday after ECB officials said cutting interest rates too fast may prove self-defeating.

** Investors will also be listening closely to Federal Reserve's influential Christopher Waller, whose dovish turn in late November helped to send markets soaring.

** Hyundai Motor shed 0.69% and sister automaker Kia Corp lost 1.21%, while search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were up 0.22% and down 2.45%, respectively.

** Of the total 937 traded issues, 231 shares advanced, while 651 declined.

** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 179.4 billion won on the main board on Tuesday.

** The won ended onshore trade at 1,331.8 per dollar, 0.87% lower than its previous close at 1,320.2.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,331.2 per dollar, down 0.9% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,328.7.

** The KOSPI has fallen 5.94% so far this year, and gained 0.2% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

** The won has lost 3.3% against the dollar so far this year.

** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.12 point to 105.05.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 4.4 basis points to 3.232%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 3.5 basis points to 3.325%. (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Mrigank Dhaniwala)