* KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers

* Korean won strengthens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

SEOUL, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose on Tuesday with a strengthening won, as investors awaited the central bank's monetary policy review this week, where it is widely predicted to leave the interest rate unchanged. The benchmark bond yield fell.

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 17.05 points, or 0.68%, to 2,512.71 by 0218 GMT.

** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics rose 1.26% and peer SK Hynix gained 0.15%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution climbed 0.46%.

** The Bank of Korea (BOK) will likely hold its key policy rate at 3.50% when it meets on Thursday as inflation remains sticky, according to a Reuters poll which also forecast the first rate cut won't be until the third quarter of 2024.

** Hyundai Motor was flat and sister automaker Kia Corp gained 0.48%, while search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were up 0.73% and up 1.10%, respectively.

** Of the total 936 traded issues, 443 shares advanced, while 418 declined.

** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 121.0 billion won on the main board.

** The won was quoted at 1,293.2 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.82% higher than its previous close at 1,303.8.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,293.3 per dollar, up 0.3% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,290.6.

** The KOSPI has risen 12.36% so far this year, and gained 2.4% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

** The won has lost 2.2% against the dollar so far this year. ** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 4.6 basis points to 3.643%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 4.8 basis points to 3.720%. (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; Editing by Rashmi Aich)