* KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellers
* Korean won weakens against dollar
* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
SEOUL, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares fell on Tuesday tracking overnight Wall Street losses amid worries that bets on the Federal Reserve unwinding policy tightening might be too optimistic. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.
** The benchmark KOSPI fell 9.61 points, or 0.38%, to 2,505.34 by 02:37 GMT.
** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics fell 1.52% and peer SK Hynix lost 3.66%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution climbed 0.58%.
** Wall Street's main indexes fell on Monday, as investors remained cautious ahead of a slew of economic data this week that is likely to test the narrative about a cut in interest rates by the Fed early next year.
** South Korea's inflation eased for the first time in four months in November, bringing relief to policymakers worried about persistent inflation risks as they plan to keep their restrictive monetary policy in place for longer.
** Hyundai Motor shed 0.44% and sister automaker Kia Corp was flat, while search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were up 1.19% and down 0.20%, respectively.
** Of the total 937 traded issues, 430 shares advanced, while 437 declined.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 63.7 billion won on the main board.
** The won was quoted at 1,312.1 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.62% lower than its previous close at 1,304.0.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,311.6 per dollar, down 0.1% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,309.0.
** The KOSPI has risen 12.03% so far this year, and gained 6.7% in the previous 30 trading sessions.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.01 point to 104.18.
(Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
