Round-up of South Korean financial markets:
** South Korean shares rose on Monday as authorities vowed to stabilise domestic markets amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.
** The benchmark KOSPI 
KOSPI was up 17.35 points, or 0.60%, at 2,911.97 as of 0223 GMT.
** Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict, with both militaries urging civilians on the opposing side to take precautions against further strikes.
** South Korea’s finance ministry said authorities would closely monitor financial markets and deploy immediate and bold measures if volatility heightened excessively.
** “While the military clash between Israel and Iran is unlikely to be resolved soon, it is also unlikely to escalate to a major market event, undermining the current upward trend,” said Han Ji-young, an analyst at Kiwoom Securities.
** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics 
005930 fell 2.06%, while peer SK Hynix 
000660 gained 3.61%. Battery maker LG Energy Solution 
373220 slid 2.03%.
** Hyundai Motor 
005380 and sister automaker Kia Corp 
000270 were up 0.75% and down 0.21%, respectively. Steelmaker POSCO Holdings 
005490 shed 2.84%, while drugmaker Samsung BioLogics 207940 fell 0.88%.
** Of the total 936 traded issues, 469 shares advanced, while 423 declined.
** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 139.7 billion won ($102.54 million).
** The won was quoted at 1,364.3 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform 
USDKRW, 0.06% lower than its previous close at 1,363.5.
** In money and debt markets, June futures on three-year treasury bonds (KTBc1) lost 0.10 point to 106.98.
** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield (KR3YT=RR) rose by 3.8 basis points to 2.494%, while the benchmark 10-year yield KR10 rose by 7.3 bps to 2.893%.
($1 = 1,362.4000 won)