* KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers
* Korean won strengthens against dollar
* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
SEOUL, June 13 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose on Tuesday, led by heavyweight chipmakers following a rally in their U.S. peers, while traders awaited U.S. inflation data ahead of a key Federal Reserve policy decision due later this week.
** The Korean won hit its highest level in nearly three months, while the benchmark bond yield fell.
** The benchmark KOSPI rose 11.51 points, or 0.44%, to 2,640.86, as of 0129 GMT.
** Chipmaker Samsung Electronics rose 1.27% and peer SK Hynix gained 2.79%, after the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped 3.31% overnight.
** Investors were awaiting May U.S. inflation data, due later in the day, to assess any implication on the Fed rate decision.
** "There is optimism among investors that the data will come in as expected," said analyst Kim Dae-jun at Korea Investment Securities.
** Among other index heavyweights, automakers advanced, while battery makers and online platform giants fell.
** Of the total 933 issues traded, 499 shares rose.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 54.1 billion won ($42.12 million).
** The won was quoted 0.33% higher at 1,284.1 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform. Earlier in the day, the currency hit its highest level since March 23 at 1,281.4.
** In money and debt markets, June futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.07 point to 104.25.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 1.8 basis points to 3.472%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 1.6 basis points to 3.558%. ($1 = 1,284.4000 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)