S.Korea bonds rise as U.S. data lifts safety bid

SEOUL, July 3 - South Korean government bond prices rose early on Friday, taking a lead from gains in U.S. Treasury bonds after weak U.S. payrolls data eased chances for an early shift in global monetary policy toward a tightening bias.

Yields on South Korea's liquid 3-year treasury bonds was bid 6 to 7 basis points below Thursday's closing rate of 4.06 percent <KSDA02>, while September treasury bond futures <KTBc1> jumped 19 ticks to 110.03 by 0023 GMT.

Seoul's main stock market <.KS11> fell almost 1 percent in early trade as the U.S. data shook confidence in the strength of a global economic recovery.

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