SE Asia Stocks-Mostly up-Manila at near record; Thai at 18-yr high

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets gained on
Monday, with the Philippines finishing near its previous record
high and Thailand at an over 18-year high on investor optimism
over improving economic prospects in Europe and solid U.S.
profit reports.
Philippine Composite Index ended up 0.4 percent at
6,192.42, just below its record peak of 6,193.25 set on Friday.
Thai SET index rose 0.7 percent to 1,472.05, its
highest close since November 1994, led by banks with the shares
of Bangkok Bank and Siam Commercial rising 5
percent and 1.4 percent respectively.
Singapore's Straits Times Index edged up 0.1
percent to its highest close in more than two years.
In Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange's VN Index
jumped 2.4 percent on the day, pushing up gains for this month
to 15.92 percent, outperforming its Southeast Asian peers.
Indonesia, however, fell 0.5 percent led by
infrastructure shares with a foreign outflow of $6.8 million.
Malaysia was closed for a holiday on Monday.
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS
Change on day
Market Current Prev Close Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 433.98 433.82 +0.04
Singapore 3273.91 3269.31 +0.14
Bangkok 1472.05 1461.41 +0.73
Jakarta 4416.94 4437.60 -0.47
Manila 6192.42 6167.64 +0.40
Ho Chi Minh 479.60 468.09 +2.46

Change on year
Market Current End prev yr Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 433.98 424.10 +2.32
Singapore 3273.91 3167.08 +3.37
Bangkok 1472.05 1391.93 +5.76
Jakarta 4416.94 4316.69 +2.32
Manila 6192.42 5812.73 +6.53
Ho Chi Minh 479.60 413.73 +15.92

* 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)
Market Current Volume Average Volume 30 days
Singapore 298,144,100 272,313,503
Bangkok 16,853,114 20,289,464
Jakarta 3,202,100,500 3,591,396,967
Manila 118,015 91,244
Ho Chi Minh 107,355 75,090