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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

SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose more than 1% on Friday, after U.S. inflation data hinted at a slower pace of monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve, and the Bank of Korea raised interest rates that is likely to mark the end of its rate-hike cycle.

** The Korean won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 31.15 points, or 1.32%, to 2,396.25 as of 0114 GMT, its highest intraday level since Dec. 14. It was up more than 4% for the week.

** The KOSPI was also set to extend its rising streak to eight consecutive sessions - the longest rally since November 2020.

** U.S consumer prices fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December, data showed overnight, supporting expectations for a smaller 25-basis-point (bp) rate hike by the Fed next month.

** South Korea's central bank raised its policy interest rate by 25 bps, making a widely expected move that many economists also predicted would mark the end of a tightening cycle that began in 2021.

** "It is not sure whether there will be more room for the BOK to raise interest rates amid concrete expectations that the policy rate has reached its terminal level," Shinhan Securities analyst Choi Yoo-june said.

** Technology giant Samsung Electronics rose 0.99%, peer SK Hynix gained 0.69%, and battery maker LG Energy Solution added 0.21%.

** Of 929 traded issues, 664 advanced.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 198.5 billion won ($160.40 million).

** The won was quoted at 1,236.0 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.79% higher than Thursday.

** The currency has strengthened more than 2% this week and is set for its biggest weekly jump since mid-November.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 3.1 bps to 3.435%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 4.6 bps to 3.367%. ($1 = 1,237.5300 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Rashmi Aich)