CORRECTED-SE Asia Stocks-Mostly up; Hopes over global economy help
(Corrects to say Philippines index rose 2.1 pct this week, not
this year, in paragraph 2)
Nov 23 (Reuters) - Major Southeast Asian stock markets edged
up on Friday, with Philippines rising to a record close, helped
by optimism over the global economy and progress in Greece aid
talks, while solid manufacturing surveys in the United States
and China lifted sentiment.
The Philippines, the region's best performer this
year, gained 0.7 percent to a record closing high of 5,552.34,
led by banks. The index rose 2.1 percent this week.
Indonesia gained 0.3 percent, led by banking shares,
to its highest close since Nov. 14 with a foreign inflow of $30
million.
Thailand edged up 0.2 percent, helped by energy
shares, while Singapore gained for a fifth straight
session to end 0.1 percent higher.
Bucking the trend, Malaysia ended down 0.3 percent,
witnessing a net foreign selling of $12.56 million. Vietnam
lost 0.4 percent on bad debt and economic woes.
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS
Change on day
Market Current Prev Close Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 416.74 417.28 -0.13
(at 1009 GMT)
Singapore 2989.28 2986.63 +0.09
Kuala Lumpur 1614.32 1618.55 -0.26
Bangkok 1281.70 1279.51 +0.17
Jakarta 4348.81 4335.93 +0.30
Manila 5552.34 5513.37 +0.71
Ho Chi Minh 381.71 383.22 -0.39
Change on year
Market Current End prev yr Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 416.74 346.30 +20.34
Singapore 2989.28 2646.35 +12.96
Kuala Lumpur 1614.32 1530.73 +5.46
Bangkok 1281.70 1025.32 +25.00
Jakarta 4348.81 3821.99 +13.78
Manila 5552.34 4371.96 +27.00
Ho Chi Minh 381.71 351.55 +8.58
* The Thomson Reuters South East Asia Index is a
highly representative indicator of stocks listed in Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Stock Market Volume (shares)
Current Volume Average Volume 30 days
Singapore 193,582,500 293,540,339
Kuala Lumpur 153,904,000 140,181,292
Bangkok 5,676,450 5,594,296
Jakarta 3,184,549,000 3,922,787,256
Manila 59,602 75,166
Ho Chi Minh 21,446 39,048
($1 = 3.0610 Malaysian ringgit)
(Reporting by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Jijo Jacob)
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