* KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellers
* Korean won steady against U.S. dollar
* South Korea benchmark bond yield rises
SEOUL, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial
markets:
** South Korean shares fell on Friday and were set for their
second straight weekly decline, as earnings and factory output
data underlined the impact from supply chain disruptions that
could weigh further on the economy. The won held steady, while
the benchmark bond yield rose.
** The benchmark KOSPI fell 19.32 points, or 0.64%,
to 2,990.23 by 0209 GMT, extending its decline to a third
session. For the week, it was down about 0.5%.
** Among heavyweights, chip giants Samsung Electronics
and SK Hynix fell 0.57% and 1.88%,
respectively. Platform company Naver and Hyundai
Motor slid 0.85% and 0.48%, respectively.
** The country's factory output snapped 10 straight months
of year-on-year growth in September, dashing expectations for
continued expansion, as global chip shortages hit production.
** The issue was highlighted in major corporate earnings at
home, with Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor expressing
concerns that the impact will affect manufacturers for the time
being.
** Foreigners were net sellers of 374.4 billion won ($319.98
million) worth of shares on the main board.
** The won was quoted at 1,170.3 per dollar on the onshore
settlement platform , 0.05% lower than its previous
close.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,170.2
per dollar, down 0.1% from the previous day, while in
non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract
was quoted at 1,170.7.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year
treasury bonds fell 0.12 point to 107.99.
** The most liquid 3-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by
6.7 basis points to 2.080%, while the benchmark 10-year yield
rose by 10.1 basis points to 2.492%.
($1 = 1,170.0600 won)
(Reporting by Joori Roh)
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