* KOSPI falls, foreigners net buyers

* Korean won weakens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield rises

SEOUL, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares fell on Thursday after two sessions of gains, with battery makers and online platform companies dragging down the benchmark index.

** The benchmark KOSPI fell 7.77 points, or 0.31%, to 2,478.90 by 0229 GMT.

** The stock market opened an hour later than usual due to a nationwide college entrance exam. It will close at 0730 GMT, instead of 0630 GMT.

** Battery maker LG Energy Solution slid 1.66%, while peers Samsung SDI and SK Innovation lost 0.11% and 0.36%, respectively.

** Search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao dropped 2.19% and 1.45%, respectively.

** Among other index heavyweights, automakers and biopharmaceutical manufacturers rose, while chipmakers were mixed.

** Of the total 931 traded issues, 398 shares advanced, while 448 declined.

** Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 124.1 billion won ($94.87 million) on the main board so far on Thursday.

** The won was quoted at 1,307.4 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.50% lower than its previous close at 1,300.8.

** In offshore trading, the won was quoted at 1,307.5 per dollar, down 0.2% on the day, while in non-deliverable forward trading its one-month contract was quoted at 1,305.2.

** The KOSPI has risen 10.84% so far this year and gained 0.9% in the previous 30 trading sessions.

** The won has lost 3.3% against the dollar so far this year.

** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.02 point to 103.54.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 0.9 basis point to 3.730%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 1.3 basis points to 3.826%. ($1 = 1,308.0900 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)