SE Asia Stocks- End lower; US-China trade tensions resurface

* Thai shares mark six-month closing low

* Singapore ends down for 3rd straight session

* U.S.-China trade tensions weigh

By Nicole Pinto

June 14 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks ended lower on

Thursday ahead of a long weekend for most markets in the region,

with the Thai index marking a six-month closing low while

resurfacing U.S.-China trade tensions played on investors'

minds.

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet his top trade advisers

on Thursday to decide on activating tariffs on Chinese goods, a

senior Trump administration official said, as China again urged

talks to settle the dispute.

Trump is due to unveil revisions to his initial tariff list

targeting $50 billion of Chinese goods on Friday.

The U.S. Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to raise

its benchmark overnight lending rate and indications of further

hikes by the end of this year also weighed on markets, while

China left short-term interest rates unchanged.

Investors also awaited an announcement by the European

Central Bank on whether or not it will end its asset purchases

by year-end.

Thai shares marked their lowest close since

mid-December with material stocks like PTT Global Chemical PCL

and Siam Cement PCL down over 2 percent

each.

The Vietnam index fell 1.44 percent, dragged down by

Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam

and Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and

Development of Vietnam. The index is down 2.2 percent

so far this week.

Singapore shares ended lower for a third consecutive

session, and shed 2.3 percent for the week.

Financials accounted for most of the losses with both DBS

Group and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp

ending over 1 percent lower.

Markets in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the

Philippines are closed on Friday for holidays.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on the day

Current Previous Close Pct Move

Singapore 3356.73 3392.51 -1.05

Bangkok 1709.86 1718.34 -0.49

Manila 7529.54 7602.98 -0.97

Kuala Lumpur 1761.78 1763.57 -0.10

Ho Chi Minh 1015.72 1030.53 -1.44

Change on year

Market Current End 2017 Pct Move

Singapore 3356.73 3402.92 -1.36

Bangkok 1709.86 1753.71 -2.50

Manila 7529.54 8558.42 -12.02

Kuala Lumpur 1761.78 1796.81 -1.95

Ho Chi Minh 1015.72 984.24 3.20

(Reporting by Nicole Pinto; Editing by Sunil Nair)