* KOSPI rises, foreigners net buyers
* Korean won strengthens against dollar
* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls
SEOUL, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose more than 1% on Thursday, with e-commerce firms surging, after the U.S. Federal Reserve suggested that it was likely done with raising interest rates.
** The won was sharply higher, while the benchmark bond yield dropped.
** The benchmark KOSPI rose 36.32 points, or 1.45%, to 2,546.98 by 0205 GMT.
** The Fed left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, with Chair Jerome Powell saying the historic tightening of monetary policy is likely over with a discussion of cuts in borrowing costs coming "into view".
** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics rose 1.37% and peer SK Hynix gained 3.81%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution climbed 1.95%.
** Hyundai Motor added 0.43% but sister automaker Kia Corp lost 0.69%, while search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were sharply up by 4.45% and 7.07%, respectively.
** Of the total 936 traded issues, 530 shares advanced, while 332 declined.
** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 422.9 billion won ($326.67 million) on the main board.
** The won was quoted at 1,294.8 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 1.94% higher than Wednesday's close.
** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,294.5 per dollar, up 1.7% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,292.0.
** The KOSPI has risen 13.89% so far this year and gained 9.1% in the previous 30 trading sessions.
** The won has still lost 2.3% against the dollar so far this year.
** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.67 point to 104.90.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 23.0 basis points to 3.235%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 20.1 basis points to 3.323%. ($1 = 1,294.5600 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
