SE Asia Stocks-Most rise; Philippines rebounds after 7 losing sessions

* Philippines posts biggest pct gain in 3 months

* Singapore falls to lowest since October

* Asian shares ex-Japan edge lower

By Ambar Warrick

June 25 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose

on Monday, with the Philippines bouncing back after a

seven-session losing streak, while Singapore fell to its lowest

in more than eight-and-a-half months.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan

fell 0.2 percent after a Wall Street Journal

report that U.S. President Donald Trump planned to bar many

Chinese companies from investing in U.S. technology firms and

block additional technology exports to China.

Philippine shares surged as much as 2.5 percent in

early trade, marking their biggest intraday percentage gain

since late-March.

Industrial and real estate stocks were the best performers

on the index, with SM Investments Corp rising 1 percent

and SM Prime Holdings Inc up 2.1 percent.

Vietnam shares also rose, building on Friday's gains,

as financials and real estate stocks led the charge.

Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade

rose about 2.5 percent, while property developer

Vinhomes JSC climbed about 1 percent.

Indonesian shares edged up about 0.4 percent, led by

consumer discretionary and real estate stocks.

Indonesia's trade deficit is seen narrowing in May due to a

slowdown in imports, a Reuters poll showed. The country, which

is a large exporter of raw materials, is also expected to post

an increase in its May exports, with data due later in the day.

The index of the country's 45 most liquid stocks

rose about 0.2 percent.

Meanwhile, Singapore shares fell to their lowest

since October, set to extend losses into a third straight

session, with lenders DBS Group and Oversea-Chinese

Banking Corp losing more than 1 percent each.

Inflation rate in the island state is expected to have

inched up in May from the previous month, a Reuters poll showed.

The country, which is due to report its May inflation figures

later in the day, has been struggling with lukewarm inflation

stemming from subdued domestic demand.

"Before one starts to feel jittery about the return of

negative inflation, it pays to note that factors weighing down

on inflation are largely domestic while external price pressure

is brewing," DBS said in a research note.

"Expect inflation to start heading higher from 2H18

onwards."

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

STOCK MARKETS

Change on the day

Market Current Previous close Pct Move

Singapore 3266.43 3287.4 -0.64

Bangkok 1644.62 1634.98 0.59

Manila 7133.25 7063.2 0.99

Jakarta 5843.905 5821.812 0.38

Kuala Lumpur 1693.82 1694.15 -0.02

Ho Chi Minh 991.52 983.17 0.85

Change in 2018

Market Current End 2017 Pct Move

Singapore 3266.43 3402.92 -4.01

Bangkok 1644.62 1753.71 -6.22

Manila 7133.25 8558.42 -16.65

Jakarta 5843.905 6355.654 -8.05

Kuala Lumpur 1693.82 1796.81 -5.73

Ho Chi Minh 991.52 984.24 0.74

(Reporting by Ambar Warrick in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha

Gayathri)