* KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers

* Korean won strengthens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

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SEOUL, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose on Wednesday on expectations that major trading partner, China might increase measures to end the nation's stock rout. The won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 46.18 points, or 1.79%, to 2,622.38 by 01:35 GMT.

** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics rose 1.21% and peer SK Hynix gained 0.14%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution climbed 3.71%.

** Mainland stocks posted their largest one-day gain in two years on Tuesday on signals that authorities are strengthening their resolve to support slumping markets, after Bloomberg News reported President Xi Jinping will discuss the struggling stock market with financial regulators.

** Hyundai Motor added 4.03% and sister automaker Kia Corp gained 2.06%, while search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were up 1.22% and up 2.22%, respectively.

** Of the total 937 traded issues, 604 shares advanced, while 267 declined.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 243.4 billion won ($183.98 million) on the main board.

** The won was quoted at 1,323.4 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.32% higher than Tuesday's close.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,323.8 per dollar, up 0.2% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,321.4.

** The KOSPI has fallen 1.24% so far this year, and lost 0.9% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

** The won has lost 2.7% against the dollar so far this year.

** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.05 point to 104.90.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 1.3 basis points to 3.277%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 0.8 basis points to 3.369%. ($1 = 1,322.9600 won) (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Rashmi Aich)