SE Asia Stocks - Most up slightly; Indonesia falls on earnings

BANGKOK, April 27 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock

markets eked out gains on Monday as investors awaited major

central bank meetings this week, but the Indonesian index hit a

two-and-half-month low after Astra Agro Lestari's disappointing

earnings and Bank Mandiri's rights issue plan.

Jakarta's composite index, which posted small losses

over the past three trading days, slipped 2.7 percent to its

lowest level since Feb. 5.

Astra Agro Lestari dropped 9 percent while Bank

Mandiri fell 5.5 percent, both among the top losers on

Indonesia's MSCI index.

Singapore's Straits Times Index was 0.12 percent

higher. Broker NRA Capital said it expected the index to be

range-bound in the near term, citing funds which have been

diverted to Hong Kong and China.

Malaysia and the Philippines moderately

extended gains from Friday while Vietnam was nearly flat

before the market closes for a long break.

The Thai SET index was up 0.15 percent as gains in

oil shares such as PTT Pcl outweighed losses in banks

amid concerns about the impact of a weak economy on loan

growth outlook.

The room for upside remained limited for Thai stocks, said

broker Phillip Securities.

"Volatility would rule the market amid earnings blitz ahead

of the closely watched policy meetings of both in U.S. and Thai

central banks during the middle of the week," it said in a

report.

The Thai Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is due to meet on

Wednesday, with investors awaiting a rate decision in the face

of discouraging exports and growth data.

Asian shares scaled seven-year highs following stellar

earnings from a few U.S. hi-tech giants, but investors were

cautious ahead of central bank meetings this week in the U.S.

and Japan and on deadlock in creditors' talks with Greece.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change at 0603 GMT

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

Singapore 3516.76 3513.00 +0.12

Kuala Lumpur 1862.87 1862.58 +0.02

Bangkok 1557.72 1555.46 +0.15

Jakarta 5288.56 5435.36 -2.70

Manila 7949.64 7947.25 +0.03

Ho Chi Minh 565.55 565.77 -0.04

(Reporting by Viparat Jantraprap; Additional reporting by

Fransiska Nangoy in Jakarta; Editing by Sunil Nair)