SE Asia Stocks-Jakarta at record close; Manila, Bangkok flat

BANGKOK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Indonesian shares hit a record
on Tuesday after Bank Indonesia held its benchmark interest rate
steady at a record low, while stocks in Thailand and the
Philippines pared early gains to end flat amid a broader
weakness in Asia and thin volumes.
Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and other major markets in Asia
were shut for the Lunar New Year holiday.
The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside
Japan was down 0.15 percent.
Jakarta's Composite Index rose 1 percent to
4,548.24, above Monday's record close of 4,503.25, with trading
volume of 0.9 times the monthly average. With a year-to-date
gain of 5.4 percent, Jakarta still lagged others in the region.
Mining and property shares outperformed the broader market,
with the mining subindex up 2 percent, while the
property index up 1.5 percent.
Bank Indonesia held its benchmark interest rate at 5.75
percent as expected, saying economic growth remained resilient
and that the current rate was in line with its inflation target
for this and next year.
The Philippine main index edged up 0.03 percent to
6,459.93. Manila has retreated, moving in a tight range since
Feb. 5 when it set an all-time closing high of 6,470.49.
Bangkok's SET index inched down 0.01 percent to
1488.95, extending losses for a sixth straight session after its
recent rally to an 18-month closing high of 1,506.37 on Feb. 4.
Foreign investors were net sellers of Thai shares of $400
million over the past five sessions to Monday, according to
Thomson Reuters data.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS
Change on day
Market Current Prev Close Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 438.76 438.40 +0.08
Singapore closed 3270.30 --
Kuala Lumpur closed 1623.80 --
Bangkok 1488.95 1489.11 -0.01
Jakarta 4548.24 4503.25 +1.00
Manila 6459.93 6458.01 +0.03
Ho Chi Minh closed 494.03 --

Change on year
Market Current End prev yr Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 438.76 424.10 +3.46
Singapore closed 3167.08 +3.26
Kuala Lumpur closed 1688.95 -3.86
Bangkok 1488.95 1391.93 +6.97
Jakarta 4548.24 4316.69 +5.36
Manila 6459.93 5812.73 +11.13
Ho Chi Minh closed 413.73 +19.41

* 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
Bangkok 16,403,688 21,342,235
Jakarta 3,533,755,500 3,794,173,317
Manila 45,876 111,716