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SE Asia Stocks - S'pore retreats; Thai CP Foods outperforms

BANGKOK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets

were mixed on Wednesday, with Singapore retreating after the

city-state called early polls but select stocks in Thailand and

Indonesia outperformed after share buyback schemes.

Singapore's Straits Times Index slipped 0.3

percent, giving up the rebound on the day before. Investors

quickly cashed in recent gainers such as DBS Group Holdings

which fell 1 percent after Tuesday's 1.4 percent rise.

"Investors in Singapore will also be a little distracted by

the confirmation of Polling Day on Sept. 11 and the speed at

which more new candidates will be announced," broker NRA Capital

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said in a report.

Singapore said on Tuesday it will hold a general election on

Sept. 11, more than a year before a deadline for the next polls,

seen riding the feel-good factor of the city-state's 50th

birthday amid slowing economic growth.

Thai SET index was up 0.3 percent, led by a 6.9

percent rally in shares of Charoen Pokphand Foods,

which announced a share buyback plan.

Shares of PTT Global Chemical added 0.5 percent

after a 9.7 percent surge on Tuesday following a share

repurchase programme.

Investors were still reluctant to build positions in risk

assets due to global instability, brokers said.

"Continuing concerns about global economic slowdown and a

mixed view on the U.S. FOMC interest rate decision still imply

further foreign outflows, capping the SET upside in the

near-term," said strategists at broker KGI Securities.

Jakarta composite index was down 0.4

percent.

Shares of Semen Indonesia and Bank Mandiri

, which were among state-controlled firms rallying on

Tuesday on share buyback activities, rose 6.5 percent and 0.6

percent, respectively.

Indexes in Malaysia and Vietnam both extended

the rebound on Tuesday. The Philippines reversed its

early gains and traded a tad down 0.1 percent.

Asian shares struggled on Wednesday as investors feared

fresh rate cuts in China would not be enough to stabilise its

slowing economy or halt a stock collapse that is wreaking havoc

in global markets.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change at 0431 GMT

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

Singapore 2876.97 2886.29 -0.32

Kuala Lumpur 1576.37 1563.94 +0.79

Bangkok 1328.91 1323.88 +0.34

Jakarta 4210.63 4228.50 -0.42

Manila 6802.97 6830.34 -0.14

Ho Chi Minh 537.36 529.98 +1.39

(Reporting by Viparat Jantraprap; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)