BANGKOK, April 17 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stocks
gained on Wednesday with Malaysia and Indonesia hitting a new
high on strong earnings, but Thai stocks underperformed due to
selling in energy shares.
Kuala Lumpur's Composite Index rose 0.6 percent to
close at a record high of 1,710.97. Jakarta's Composite Index
extended its gain for a second session, climbing 1.1
percent to 4,998.65, above a record 4,981.46 set on April 3.
Shares in power utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd, the
most actively traded on Malaysian bourse, jumped 3.9 percent
ahead of its results due on Thursday.
Indonesia's telecom provider PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia
rose as much as 6.4 percent after its mobile unit
posted strong quarterly results.
In Singapore, shares of Singapore Exchange Ltd
outperformed the broader market, climbing 1.2 percent
after it posted its largest quarterly profit since the 2008
financial crisis.
Thai SET index fell 0.4 percent to 1,521.53. Energy
shares dropped 1.4 percent as falling global oil prices
concerned investors of possible weak earnings for April-June
quarter, a strategist at Tisco Securities said.
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS
Change on day
Market Current Prev Close Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 447.26 445.31 +0.44
Singapore 3291.46 3291.58 0.00
Kuala Lumpur 1710.97 1700.53 +0.61
Bangkok 1521.53 1527.32 -0.38
Jakarta 4998.65 4945.25 +1.08
Manila 6850.26 6786.33 +0.94
Ho Chi Minh 483.99 478.07 +1.24
Change on year
Market Current End prev yr Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 447.26 424.10 +5.46
Singapore 3291.46 3167.08 +3.93
Kuala Lumpur 1710.97 1688.95 +1.30
Bangkok 1521.53 1391.93 +9.31
Jakarta 4998.65 4316.69 +15.80
Manila 6850.26 5812.73 +17.85
Ho Chi Minh 483.99 413.73 +16.98
* 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 319,623,500 272,313,503
Kuala Lumpur 191,076,500 167,224,727
Bangkok 8,259,074 16,492,761
Jakarta 3,856,482,000 5,495,580,000
Manila 97,952 112,669
Ho Chi Minh 30,050 51,448
