* KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers

* Korean won strengthens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

SEOUL, May 3 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose slightly on Friday, helped by e-commerce firms, and were set for a second straight weekly gain.

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

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 2.41 points, or 0.09%, to 2,686.06 by 0211 GMT.

** For the week, the KOSPI was up 1.2%, after a 2.5% rise in the prior week, which was the first weekly gain in five.

** Search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao rose 2.70% and 1.76%, respectively, making them the biggest gaining index heavyweights.

** Naver said it would consider its stance on a potential selldown of a stake in LY Corp from a mid-to-longer term business point of view.

** South Korea's central bank governor, Rhee Chang-yong, said it was inevitable for the bank to raise its economic growth forecast, currently 2.1% for this year.

** Among other heavyweights, automakers fell, with Hyundai Motor down 1% and Kia Corp lower 2.34%. Chipmakers and biopharmaceutical manufacturers rose.

** Of the total 929 traded issues, 372 shares advanced, while 480 declined.

** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 9.0 billion won ($6.60 million) on the main board.

** The won was quoted at 1,363.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.89% higher than its previous close at 1,375.9.

** In money and debt markets, June futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.06 point to 104.19.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 1.5 basis points to 3.493%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 1.9 basis points to 3.617%. ($1 = 1,363.6700 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)