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SE Asia Stocks-Rise tracking Wall St; S'pore hits 2-1/2-year high

(Corrects company name to "Astra International" from "Astro

International" in the second-last paragraph)

By Sumeet Gaikwad

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets rose on

Wednesday, riding the global positive sentiment, with Singapore

hitting a 2-1/2-year high, while data showing

better-than-expected exports in October underpinned Thai shares.

Broader Asian shares edged higher after Wall Street posted

strong gains overnight, while a rise in oil prices also lent

support.

Oil prices climbed after a reported fall in U.S. crude

inventories and on expectations that an OPEC-led production cut

aimed at tightening the market will be extended beyond next

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March.

"Asian Markets are up due to sharp gains on Dow Jones

overnight. A strong Wall Street has spilled over to Asian

equities," said Manny Cruz an analyst at Manila-based Asiasec

Equities Inc.

Thai shares climbed 0.4 percent, led by energy and

material stocks, as monthly trade data beat expectations.

Thai exports, a key driver of the country's growth, climbed

13.1 percent in October from a year earlier, after rising 12.2

percent in September, as global demand remained strong, commerce

ministry data showed on Wednesday.

The index was boosted by Siam Cement, which rose

1.2 percent, while gas and petroleum producer PTT Pcl

added nearly 1 percent.

Singapore shares edged up 0.3 percent to their

highest since May 2015, buoyed by financial stocks, putting the

index on track for its fourth straight session of gains.

The city-state's top lenders such as DBS Group Holdings

, OCBC and United Overseas Bank

posted gains in the range of 0.6 percent to 1.7 percent.

The Malaysian index firmed 0.3 percent ahead the

October inflation data due later in the day.

Malaysia's annual inflation rate for October

likely moderated to 4.0 percent from a year earlier after

increasing the previous two months, a Reuters poll showed,

thanks to lower fuel prices.

Financial and consumer discretionary stocks led the gains,

with Public Bank Bhd and Genting Bhd adding

0.2 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Philippine market rose 0.5 percent,

led by real estate and industrial stocks.

Index heavyweights SM Investments Corp and Ayala

Land Inc gained 1 percent and 2.1 percent,

respectively.

Indonesian shares added 0.3 percent, driven by

financial and consumer discretionary stocks.

Astra International was up 2.4 percent, while Bank

Negara Indonesia added 2.2 percent.

The index of the country's 45 most liquid stocks

was up 0.4 percent.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS: CHANGE AT 0350 GMT

STOCK MARKETS

Market Current Previous Close Pct Move

Singapore 3434.46 3423.38 0.32

Bangkok 1716.08 1710.48 0.33

Manila 8330.87 8289.19 0.50

Jakarta 6047.853 6031.862 0.27

Kuala Lumpur 1726.22 1720.68 0.32

Ho Chi Minh 925.2 918.3 0.75

Change on year

Market Current End 2016 Pct Move

Singapore 3434.46 2880.76 19.22

Bangkok 1716.08 1542.94 11.22

Manila 8330.87 6840.64 21.78

Jakarta 6047.853 5296.711 14.18

Kuala Lumpur 1726.22 1641.73 5.15

Ho Chi Minh 925.2 664.87 39.16

(Reporting by Sumeet Gaikwad in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha

Gayathri)