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SE Asia Stocks-Follow broader Asia lower; Vietnam up

By Nicole Pinto

June 28 (Reuters) - Most southeast Asian stock markets ended lower on

Wednesday tracking losses in Asian peers following a weak handover from Wall

Street, while Vietnam rose as consumer staples and utilities firmed up.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan

dropped 0.5 percent, pulling back from a two-year high hit on Monday.

The S&P 500 index posted its biggest one-day drop in about six weeks

on Tuesday and closed at its lowest point since May 31 after U.S. Senate

Republican leaders postponed a vote on a healthcare overhaul.

The new legislation proposes to repeal major elements of Obamacare and

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shrink the Medicaid government healthcare program for the poor.

"We're trying to see how the Trump administration will be reacting to this

news, but I think it's showing that there is no solidarity or that Trump cannot

really hold onto his government," said Mikey Macanaig, an analyst with

Sunsecurities Inc.

Vietnam shares ended 0.2 percent higher with Vietnam Dairy Products

climbing 1.2 percent and Vinacafe Bien Hoa gaining 6.8

percent. Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corp rose 1.6 percent

Malaysia shares closed at their lowest in nearly one month, with the

consumer discretionary sector accounting for most of the losses.

Genting Malaysia Bhd and Genting Bhd lost 4.1 percent

and 2.3 percent, respectively.

Singapore shares edged down 0.1 percent as index heavyweights

HongKong Land Holdings and Jardine Matheson Holdings fell

1.6 percent and one percent, respectively.

"Singapore tech stocks fell tracking the global easing in technology

stocks," Singapore-based Net Research Asia said in a note.

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 Information Technology sector fell 1.7

percent to an over one-month closing low.

Philippine shares fell 0.2 percent lower with SM Prime Holdings

and Metropolitan Bank and Trust down 0.9 percent and 1.6

percent each.

The country has been affected by a violent unrest in the southern state of

Marawi where some 71 security forces and 299 militants have been killed and

246,000 people displaced in a conflict which erupted after a failed attempt on

May 23 to arrest a Filipino militant commander backed by Islamic State's

leadership.

Indonesia's financial markets were closed on account of a national

holiday.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on the

day

Market Current Previous Pct Move

Close

Singapore 3215.7 3219.53 -0.12

Bangkok 1582.63 1586.45 -0.24

Manila 7857.18 7876.37 -0.24

Kuala Lumpur 1771.23 1779.45 -0.46

Ho Chi Minh 769.04 767.51 0.20

Change so far

this year

Market Current End 2016 Pct Move

Singapore 3215.7 2880.76 11.63

Bangkok 1582.63 1542.94 2.57

Manila 7857.18 6840.64 14.86

Kuala Lumpur 1771.23 1641.73 7.89

Ho Chi Minh 769.04 664.87 15.67

(Reporting by Nicole Pinto; Editing by Vyas Mohan)