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SE Asia Stocks-Philippines, Thailand set fresh records; Vietnam falls 

 Tuesday, January 16,2018

AsemconnectVietnam - Philippine and Thai shares climbed to all-time highs on Tuesday, while most other Southeast Asian stock markets trod water in line with broader Asia as caution set in after the previous session's record-setting gains.

The Philippine index  .PSI rose as much as 1 percent to an all-time high of 8,946.01 and was on track for its third straight winning session.

Industrial and real estate stocks led the gains, with heavyweight SM Investments Corp  SM.PS gaining as much as 1.2 percent and JG Summit Holdings  JGS.PS up 2.7 percent.

Typical market strength in the first month of the year and positive data suggest the Philippine market may gain another 100 points, said Eagle Equities President Joseph Roxas.

Robust investment inflows and trade deficit data reported last week signalled strength in the Philippine economy, while data released on Monday showed a 2 percent rise in November remittances from overseas Filipinos, a key driver of economic growth.

Thai shares .SETI rose as much as 0.5 percent to a record 1,831.45 mark, on track for a fourth straight gaining session, helped higher by energy and financial stocks.
Brent crude prices were settling in around $70 per barrel, levels last seen before the start of an oil market slump in late 2014.

Oil and gas firm PTT  PTT.BK rose 2 percent to a record while Bank of Ayudhya  BAY.BK soared as much as 8.2 percent.

However, trade in most other markets in the region were muted, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan  .MIAPJ0000PUS up 0.4 percent after having hit an all-time peak on Monday.

Investors are awaiting key U.S. earnings and Wednesday's interest rate decision from the Bank of China, OCBC Treasury Research said in a note.
Indonesian shares  .JKSE firmed as much as 0.4 percent on strength in consumer staple stocks.

Consumer goods manufacturer Unilever Indonesia  UNVR.JK and telecom Telekomunikasi Indonesia  TLKM.JK climbed 0.7 percent each and led the gainers.
Singapore stocks  .STI fell as much as 0.3 percent in early trade before reversing the losses as gains in real estate offset losses in the financials and telecom stocks.

The city-state's biggest banks, DBS Group Holdings  DBSM.SI and United Overseas Bank  UOBH.SI, lost as much as 0.6 percent each, while CapitaLand Commercial Trust  CACT.SI gained 1 percent.

Vietnam shares  .VNI fell as much as 1 percent, on course to break a six-session gaining run, while Malaysia  .KLSE shed 0.4 percent.
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS AS AT 0419 GMT
Change on the day
  Market         
Current      
Previous close    
Pct Move
  Singapore       
3538.4       
3536.41     
0.06
  Bangkok         
1830.43      
1822.66     
0.43
  Manila          
8939.09      
8857.72     
0.92
  Jakarta         
6407.581     
6382.195    
0.40
  Kuala Lumpur    
1821.77      
1825.91     
-0.23
 Ho Chi Minh      
1057.64      
1063.47     
-0.55

 Change on year

  Market         
Current      
End 2017    
Pct Move
  Singapore       
3538.4       
3402.92     
3.98
  Bangkok         
1830.43      
1753.71     
4.37
  Manila          
8939.09      
8558.42     
4.45
  Jakarta         
6407.581     
6355.654    
0.82
  Kuala Lumpur    
1821.77      
1796.81     
1.39
  Ho Chi Minh     
1057.64      
984.24      
7.46

Source: Reuters.com 

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