* KOSPI falls, foreigners net sellers

* Korean won weakens against dollar

* South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

SEOUL, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares dropped more than 2% on Friday, tracking Wall Street's slump after weak economic data, and were set to post their worst session in almost two years.

** The benchmark KOSPI fell 76.83 points, or 2.77%, to 2,700.85 by 0101 GMT.

** If losses hold, the KOSPI will log the biggest daily fall since late September 2022.

** For the week, the KOSPI was down 1%, set to extend its declines to a fourth straight week.

** The U.S. stock benchmarks tumbled on Thursday as data showed the number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased to an 11-month high last week, a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled that its rate cut could come as soon as September.

** South Korea's consumer inflation ticked up in July on supply-side pressures after weakening for three straight months, data showed on Friday, with policymakers attributing the rise to temporary factors.

** Chipmaker Samsung Electronics fell 2.53% and peer SK Hynix lost 7.29%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution slid 1.80%.

** Hyundai Motor shed 4.14% and sister automaker Kia Corp lost 3.03%, while search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were down 2.29% and 0.63%, respectively.

** Of the total 931 traded issues, only 63 shares advanced, while 845 declined.

** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 254.3 billion won ($184.95 million).

** The won was quoted at 1,375.0 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.38% lower than its previous close at 1,369.8.

** In money and debt markets, September futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.18 point to 105.95.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 4.1 basis points to 2.915%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 4.5 basis points to 2.963%. ($1 = 1,374.9500 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Stephen Coates)