SE Asia Stocks-Mostly higher but Thailand edges down ahead of holiday

* Malaysia, Indonesia show positive inflow data for the week

* Investors choosy about stocks in reporting season

* After volatility, caution over commodities remains

By Viparat Jantraprap

BANGKOK, May 13 (Reuters) - Most major Southeast Asian stock
markets gained on Friday as investors sought value stocks after
good results and the region stood out in Asia on the week, but
volatility in commodities continued to keep players on edge.

Turnover for most of the markets hovered well above their
average of the past 30 days, led by Indonesia, and most also saw
net foreign inflows.

Stocks in Singapore advanced 1.06 percent, with
Malaysia and Indonesia posting smaller gains but
Thai stocks inching down 0.12 percent in a choppy
session and in relatively low volume.

Many Thai investors opted to stay on the sidelines ahead of
a four-day holiday weekend and as commodities continued
volatile.

"The uncertainty in the commodities market will continue to
be a key factor for the Thai market and this region. That's on
top of inflation, which is another concern," said Capital Nomura
Securities senior analyst Wikij Tirawannarat.

Rising inflationary pressure has dragged on consumer
sentiment in Thailand, helping pull down confidence for a third
month in April. [ID:nL3E7GA23G]

For the week, however, the energy-driven Thai stock market
gained more than 3 percent, Asia's best performer, ahead of
number two Singapore with a 2.1 percent rise and third-ranked
Philippines with 1.7 percent.

Most Asian equity markets headed for their second week of
losses although on Friday MSCI's index of Asia Pacific shares
outside Japan was up 0.59 percent by 0938 GMT.

The MSCI index for Southeast Asia rose 1
percent, led by a 1.4 percent rise in the MSCI index for
Singapore .

Among gainers, Singapore-listed Wilmar International
surged 5.1 percent after the world's largest listed
palm oil firm said its oilseeds and grains business returned to
profit after two quarters of losses, helping it post
better-than-expected first-quarter earnings. [ID:nL3E7GC1HJ]

Malaysia's top lender, Malayan Banking , climbed
1.3 percent to a one-month high after it reported an 11 percent
rise in third-quarter net profit, driven by stronger loan
growth. It said it expected its 2011 performance to exceed its
record results last year. [ID:nL3E7GB1LB]

In Bangkok, early losses in heavyweight energy shares were
reversed as U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 rose more than $1 a
barrel to above $100 at one point on Friday .

Market leader PTT rose 0.3 percent ahead of results
expected after the close.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS
Change on day
Market Current Prev Close Pct Move
Singapore 3163.68 3130.45 +1.06
Kuala Lumpur 1540.74 1532.29 +0.55
Bangkok 1084.96 1086.27 -0.12
Jakarta 3832.02 3808.71 +0.61
Manila 4292.11 4312.01 -0.46
Hanoi 479.67 482.14 -0.51

Change on year
Market Current End prev yr Pct Move
Singapore 3163.68 3190.04 -0.83
Kuala Lumpur 1540.74 1518.91 +1.44
Bangkok 1084.96 1032.76 +5.05
Jakarta 3832.02 3703.51 +3.47
Manila 4292.11 4201.14 +2.17
Hanoi 479.67 484.66 -1.03

Stock Market Volume (shares)
Market Current Volume Average Volume 30 days
Singapore 540,220,000 315,113,840
Kuala Lumpur 132,087,900 109,246,683

Bangkok 4,070,880 5,227,128
Jakarta 8,789,359,500 4,160,168,100
Manila 711,119 n.a.
Hanoi 18,216 24,537

Net Foreign Trading Value (million dollar)
Market Current Year to date
Singapore n.a. n.a.
Kuala Lumpur +70 n.a.

Bangkok -66 +872

Jakarta +22 +1,765
Manila +0.33 +554
Hanoi +0.35 +31
Source - Thomson Reuters and stock exchanges

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($1 = 30.305 Thai Bahts)

(Editing by Alan Raybould)