* KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers

* Korean won strengthens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose for a fourth straight session on Tuesday, as battery makers jumped after U.S. electric-vehicle maker Tesla closed higher overnight. The won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.

** The benchmark KOSPI was up 16.90 points, or 0.68%, at 2,517.55, as of 0152 GMT, after rising as much 1.12% earlier in the session.

** Battery maker LG Energy Solution climbed 1.85% and peer Samsung SDI rose 1.45%, while battery materials makers LG Chem and POSCO Holdings were up by 2.71% and 3.55%, respectively.

** Tesla shares jumped 4.19% on Monday after reports of ARK Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood buying the stock.

** North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles on Tuesday into the sea off its west coast, South Korea said, amid heightened tensions.

** Among other index heavyweights, chipmakers traded flat, online platform companies fell, biopharmaceutical manufacturers rose, and automakers were mixed.

** Of the total 934 traded issues, 590 shares advanced, while 293 declined.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 80.8 billion won ($60.77 million) on the main board, extending their buying streak to an eighth session.

** The won was quoted at 1,331.6 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.31% higher than its previous close at 1,335.7.

** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.10 point to 104.89.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 2.3 basis points to 3.281%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 4.3 basis points to 3.392%. ($1 = 1,329.5700 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)