SE Asia Stocks-Rise on U.S.-China trade talks; Thailand jumps most in 2 years

* Philippine snaps 6 sessions of losses

* Vietnam extends gains for 5th straight day

By Karthika Suresh Namboothiri

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets rose on

Thursday tracking broader Asia on hopes that China and United

States could strike a deal on their tariff dispute in a new

round of trade talks, while Thailand recorded its biggest daily

gain in nearly two years.

Asia shares ex-Japan snapped nine straight

sessions of declines after China said on Thursday that it

welcomed an invitation by the United States to hold a new round

of trade talks.

The news comes as a relief at a time when the United States

is preparing to escalate the U.S.-China trade war with tariffs

on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.

Thai shares gained most, jumping more than 2 percent

on media reports that the country may hold general elections in

May 2019.

"Clear progress on elections in H1-2019 would support the

macroeconomic outlook and impact sentiment," Standard Chartered

said in a research note.

Energy stocks boosted the Thai index, with gas suppliers PPT

Public and PTT Exploration and Productions

rising about 4.5 percent each.

Indonesian shares closed nearly 1 percent higher.

Telekom Indonesia and Bank Mandiri ended

over 3 percent higher.

"The Indonesian market was one of the most hurt among

emerging markets and investors have been waiting for signs of

relief," said Taye Shim, head of research at Mirae Asset

Sekuritas in Jakarta.

The resumption of the trade talks with China has helped fuel

investor confidence, he added.

An index of the country's 45 most liquid stocks

gained 1 percent.

Philippine shares ended 0.9 percent higher, snapping

six straight sessions of losses. Heavyweights JG Summit

closed nearly 5 percent higher and SM Prime Holdings

gained 2.7 percent.

Singapore stocks rose 0.2 percent. DBS Group Holdings

and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp were up

about 0.8 percent each.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on day

Market Current Previous Close Pct Move

Singapore 3131.77 3124.65 0.23

Bangkok 1717.96 1679.39 2.30

Manila 7517.37 7449.2 0.92

Jakarta 5858.274 5798.151 1.04

Kuala Lumpur 1792.6 1785.25 0.41

Ho Chi Minh 987.95 987.01 0.10

Change on year

Market Current End 2017 Pct Move

Singapore 3131.77 3402.92 -7.97

Bangkok 1717.96 1753.71 -2.04

Manila 7517.37 8558.42 -12.16

Jakarta 5858.274 6355.654 -7.83

Kuala Lumpur 1792.6 1796.81 -0.23

Ho Chi Minh 987.95 984.24 0.38

(Additional Reporting by Soumyajit Saha, Mensholong Lepcha in

Bengaluru and Orathai Sriring in Bangkok; Editing by Vyas Mohan)