SE Asia Stocks-Mixed; Indonesia steady at 10-month high, sees inflows ahead of polls

April 8 (Reuters) - Indonesian shares ended steady at

10-month closing highs on Tuesday ahead of parliament polls,

while other Southeast Asian markets were range bound as

investors awaited directions from global economic front.

Jakarta Composite Index ended 0.01 percent as gains

in financial shares were offset by losses in consumer-related

stocks.

During the market hours, Indonesia's central bank left its

key reference rate unchanged, as widely expected, with pressure

easing from both the current-account deficit and rupiah.

"There's no surprise from macro view and thin market

turnover ahead of legislative election tomorrow," John Teja,

director of Jakarta-based broker Ciptadana Securities.

Jakarta market will be closed on Wednesday as millions of

Indonesians will vote to elect a new parliament and a president

three months later in a race that could bring major changes to

the way the world's third-largest democracy is run.

Many investors hope that an expected victory of the main

opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), which

has consistently topped opinion polls, will attract more foreign

money into Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

The market has risen more than 15 percent so far this year.

Investors hope opposition candidate Joko Widodo - the

favourite to win July's presidential poll - will restart stalled

reforms, making the world's fourth-most-populous nation a strong

contender for more investment.

Shares of Indonesian building materials maker PT Wijaya

Karya Beton (WIKA Beton) rose as much as 50 percent in

their trading debut on Tuesday, signalling strong appetite for

infrastructure-related stocks. It closed 28.8 percent higher

than the debut price.

Jakarta enjoyed a net foreign inflow of $189.23 million,

while Manila witnessed a net foreign buying of $16.06 million.

Thailand's SET index ended down 0.9 percent at its

lowest since March 31, Malaysian stock index lost 0.6

percent from the previous session's more than three-month

closing high, and Philippine shares shed 0.4 percent to fall

from an over five-month high hit in the previous session.

Singapore bucked the trend and closed 0.3 percent

firmer after falling for two sessions and Vietnam's benchmark VN

Index ended 0.5 percent up at a two-week high, led by

gains in the country's largest listed firm PetroVietNam Gas

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on day

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 417.66 415.60 +0.50

Singapore 3204.09 3293.59 +0.33

Kuala Lumpur 1852.31 1862.90 -0.57

Bangkok 1379.34 1392.01 -0.91

Jakarta 4921.40 4921.04 +0.01

Manila 6587.49 6614.40 -0.41

Ho Chi Minh 603.25 600.57 +0.45

Change on year

Market Current End 2013 Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 417.66 388.37 +7.54

Singapore 3204.09 3167.43 +1.16

Kuala Lumpur 1852.31 1866.96 -0.78

Bangkok 1379.34 1298.71 +6.21

Jakarta 4921.40 4274.18 +15.14

Manila 6587.49 5889.83 +11.85

Ho Chi Minh 603.25 504.63 +19.54

* 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 = 11302.5000 Indonesian Rupiahs)

($1 = 44.8375 Philippine Pesos)

(Reporting by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Anand Basu)