(LEAD) Seoul stocks jump over 1 pct to 14-month high on eased U.S. rate hike woes

(ATTN: RECAST headline, lead; ADDS bond yields at bottom)

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose more than 1 percent on Monday to hit the highest level in 14 months, led by gains in automakers and techs, on speculation that weaker-than-exp