SE Asia Stocks-Mixed; Chinese growth concerns weigh; Jakarta, S'pore down

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Stocks in Indonesia and Singapore fell on

Friday as disappointing Chinese manufacturing data and the

possibility of the U.S. Federal Reserve further trimming its

bond buying next week hit sentiment.

However, Thai shares gained after political unrest eased in

the capital.

The Jakarta Composite Index lost 1.3 percent, led by

financials and hurt by a weaker rupiah.

The index fell from a near three-month high hit in the

previous session, after having gained 1.9 percent in the four

straight sessions until Thursday. The rupiah slid as much as 0.7

percent in early trade.

Cautious investors are awaiting directions from the Fed,

which some market players expect to further trim its bond buying

next week even as Chinese manufacturing data pointed to a mild

slowdown in the new year.

Singapore eased 0.8 percent to a near five-week

low. The index fell 2.27 percent on week, its worst weekly

performance in the last 22 straight weeks, Thomson Reuters data

showed.

Singapore conglomerate Keppel Corp fell 1.8

percent on Friday, a day after it posted a 26 percent decline in

2013 net profit.

Singapore shares have been the worst performers this week

followed by Malaysia and Thailand. Malaysia ended down

0.3 percent to a more than five-week low with a foreign outflow

of 56.33 million on Friday

However, Thai shares bucked the trend, rising 0.5

percent after Bangkok returned to calm after weeks of political

unrest, extending the week's net gain to 1.5 percent.

Foreign investors sold only $4.87 million worth Thai share,

after buying a net $56.55 million worth of stocks on Thursday.

Bangkok suffered a $221.4 million outflow in seven straight

sessions through Wednesday.

The Philippine share index, the best performer for

the week, closed up 0.4 percent, while Vietnam gained 1.2

percent as foreign investors stepped up buying, boosting some

blue chips and propping up the market as domestic traders sold

shares ahead of a long holiday.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on day

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 383.56 385.41 -0.48

Singapore 3075.99 3100.24 -0.78

Kuala Lumpur 1802.57 1808.31 -0.32

Bangkok 1314.63 1308.34 +0.48

Jakarta 4437.34 4496.04 -1.31

Manila 6191.50 6170.05 +0.35

Ho Chi Minh 5560.19 553.55 +1.20

Change on year

Market Current End 2013 Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 383.56 388.37 -1.24

Singapore 3075.99 3167.43 -2.89

Kuala Lumpur 1802.57 1866.96 -3.45

Bangkok 1314.63 1298.71 +1.23

Jakarta 4437.34 4274.18 +3.82

Manila 6191.50 5889.83 +5.12

Ho Chi Minh 560.19 504.63 +11.01

* 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 236,024,500 170,420,877

Kuala Lumpur 163,902,800 108,684,303

Bangkok 4,626,810 4,830,736

Jakarta 2,406,845,000 2,914,909,307

Manila 88,619 68,817

Ho Chi Minh 88,006 87,545