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SE Asia Stocks-Indonesia falls over 3 pct after elections; foreigners exit

April 10 (Reuters) - Indonesian stocks slumped on Thursday,

with foreign investors exiting risky assets after parliamentary

election results signalled possible formation of a weak

government that will have limited ability to push for reforms

needed to boost investments in the Southeast Asia's largest

economy.

Initial results showed the main opposition Indonesian

Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) failed to win enough votes to

nominate popular Jakarta governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for the

powerful presidency.

Jakarta Composite Index lost 3.2 percent to close at

4,765.73, its lowest since March 27, after it gained 4.6 percent

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in the 10 straight sessions through Tuesday following the

announcement of Jakowi's candidacy.

The index posted its worst performance in a day since Aug.

27, with the day's trading volume at 1.5 times of the average

daily volume in the last 30 days as investors booked profits

after shares rose on hope for Jakowi's party to win

convincingly.

Foreign investors sold a net $128.61 million worth of share,

reversing the trend after the region's third best performer with

an 11.5 percent return so far this year saw a net inflow of

$1.81 billion since March 14.

The fall was across the board led by market heavyweights.

Indonesia's biggest auto distributor PT Astra International

fell 6.2 percent, while Bank Mandiri and

Bank Rakyat Indonesia lost 5.9 percent and 7.4

percent, respectively.

Analysts said a larger-than-expected coalition by PDI-P

could lead to a possible formation of a weak government with

limited ability to push through necessary reforms and policies

ahead.

They also expect profit-taking in sectors such as

infrastructure, property and banks, which have gained sharply in

the lead up to the parliamentary elections.

The Indonesian rupiah, the best performing Asian

currency so far this year, also fell 0.4 percent as of 0800 GMT

as foreign and local banks took profits after the poll results.

Other Southeast Asian markets were range bound as positive

sentiment on the minutes of the Federal Reserve's latest policy

meeting was offset by an unexpected fall in Chinese exports in

March.

Thailand closed 0.6 percent firmer, the Philippines

ended 0.8 percent up, and Malaysia edged up 0.2

percent.

Bangkok saw a foreign inflow of $25.68 million, Manila

witnessed $26.31 million, and Malaysia enjoyed a net $24.94

million offshore buying.

Singapore and Vietnam were down 0.2 percent

and 0.3 percent, respectively.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on day

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 417.74 418.94 -0.29

Singapore 3203.58 3209.92 -0.20

Kuala Lumpur 1859.52 1855.75 -0.20

Bangkok 1389.56 1382.02 +0.55

Jakarta 4765.73 4921.40 -3.16

Manila 6638.89 6587.49 +0.78

Ho Chi Minh 601.33 603.25 -0.32

Change on year

Market Current End 2013 Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 417.74 388.37 +7.56

Singapore 3203.58 3167.43 +1.14

Kuala Lumpur 1858.52 1866.96 -0.40

Bangkok 1389.56 1298.71 +7.00

Jakarta 4765.73 4274.18 +11.50

Manila 6638.89 5889.83 +12.72

Ho Chi Minh 601.33 504.63 +19.16

* The Thomson Reuters South East Asia Index is a

highly representative indicator of stocks listed in Indonesia,

Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

($1 = 11288.5000 Indonesian Rupiahs)

($1 = 44.7350 Philippine Pesos)

($1 = 3.2275 Malaysian Ringgits)

($1 = 32.2500 Thai Baht)

(Reporting by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Anand Basu)