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KOSPI falls, foreigners net buyers

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Korean won weakens against dollar

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South Korea benchmark bond yield rises

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SEOUL, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares snapped a nine-day rally on Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking, while market participants awaited the Bank of Japan's policy decision and more U.S. corporate earnings for further clues.

** The won weakened against the dollar, although losses were limited by net foreign fund flows into local equities.

** The benchmark KOSPI closed down 20.47 points, or 0.85%, at 2,379.39. It had risen 8.2% in the previous nine sessions.

** Technology giant Samsung Electronics fell 0.16% and peer SK Hynix gained 0.23%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution declined 4.68%.

** Of the total 933 issues traded, 250 shares gained.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 178.7 billion won ($144.29 million).

** The won ended onshore trade at 1,238.7 per dollar, 0.27% lower than its previous close at 1,235.3.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,238.4 per dollar, up 0.3% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,237.2.

** The KOSPI has risen 6.39% so far this year, but lost 1.4% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

** The won has gained 2.1% against the dollar so far this year.

** In money and debt markets, March futures on three-year treasury bonds fell 0.14 point to 104.45.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 2.5 basis points to 3.480%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 5.3 basis points to 3.438%.

($1 = 1,238.4600 won) (Reporting by Choonsik Yoo; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)