SE Asia Stocks -Most retreat; Noble Group shares lead Singapore gains

BANGKOK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Singapore's key index scaled a

more than 7-week closing high on Monday as quarterly results and

special dividends boosted Noble Group shares, while

the Malaysian benchmark snapped five sessions of losses with

large caps leading the rebound.

Singapore's Straits Times Index closed up 0.44

percent at 3,301.00, the highest close since Sept. 19. Noble

shares jumped 4.2 percent, their biggest one-day gain since

April, and were the top percentage gainers on the index.

The rally in Noble Group shares came after the company's

third-quarter net profit hit a 2-year high and it announced a

special dividend payout.

Malaysia's main index edged up 0.2 percent, slightly

recovering from its fall over the last five sessions. Shares of

Tenaga Nasional, Public Bank and Maybank

gained in strong volumes.

Stocks in Thailand, Indonesia, the

Philippines and Vietnam retreated after rising

earlier on positive sentiment in Asia.

In Bangkok, late selling in shares of top energy firm PTT

sent the main SET index to 1,567.34, its lowest close

since Oct. 30. Brokers said declining oil prices dented

sentiment in energy shares.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on day

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

Singapore 3301.00 3286.39 +0.44

Kuala Lumpur 1827.93 1824.19 +0.21

Bangkok 1567.34 1578.37 -0.70

Jakarta 4965.39 4987.42 -0.44

Manila 7192.12 7205.72 -0.19

Ho Chi Minh 602.12 602.59 -0.08

Change on year

Market Current End 2013 Pct Move

Singapore 3301.00 3167.43 +4.22

Kuala Lumpur 1827.93 1866.96 -2.09

Bangkok 1567.34 1298.71 +20.68

Jakarta 4965.39 4274.18 +16.17

Manila 7192.12 5889.83 +22.11

Ho Chi Minh 602.12 504.63 +19.32

(Reporting by Viparat Jantraprap; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)