SE Asia Stocks-Rise on earnings; Jakarta, Manila at record close

BANGKOK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets
rose on Monday as investors bought shares in companies such as
Genting Singapore Plc and PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk
that showed strong quarterly results with rosier
earnings prospects.
Singapore's Straits Times Index closed 0.02 percent
higher at 3288.76, with Genting among the top performers. It
rose 1.9 percent, adding on Friday's 3.7 percent rise after the
casino operator's results came above market
estimates.
Jakarta's Composite Index gained nearly 1 percent to
4696.11, a record close, with shares in Bank Mandiri up 2.1
percent. For earnings report, click
The Philippine main index hit a record finish of
6,721.33, up 0.8 percent. Malaysia's benchmark index
ended near a one-week high of 1,627.35, up 0.3 percent and
Vietnam rose 1.3 percent to 483.69.
The Thai stock market was shut for a market holiday,
and reopens on Tuesday.
The region for the most part saw light trading volume as
concerns over the pace of the global economic recovery weighed.

The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside
Japan was up 0.16 percent by 0930 GMT.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS
Change on day
Market Current Prev Close Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 443.40 441.63 +0.40
Singapore 3288.76 3288.13 +0.02
Kuala Lumpur 1627.35 1622.08 +0.32
Bangkok closed 1540.13 --
Jakarta 4696.11 4651.12 +0.97
Manila 6721.33 6665.06 +0.84
Ho Chi Minh 483.69 477.69 +1.26

Change on year
Market Current End prev yr Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 443.30 424.10 +4.53
Singapore 3288.76 3167.08 +3.84
Kuala Lumpur 1627.35 1688.95 -3.65
Bangkok closed 1391.93 +10.65
Jakarta 4696.11 4316.69 +8.79
Manila 6721.33 5812.73 +15.63
Ho Chi Minh 483.69 413.73 +16.91

* 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 243,464,500 272,313,503
Kuala Lumpur 134,575,200 153,679,333

Jakarta 5,948,816,500 4,807,426,367
Manila 112,597 116,854
Ho Chi Minh 46,619 82,515