SE Asia Stocks-Thai index snaps losing streak; Indonesia falls 2 pct

BANGKOK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Thai stocks edged higher on

Tuesday, rebounding from an 11-week closing low hit in the

previous session amid domestic-led buying while Indonesian

stocks lost more than 2 percent as the fall in the rupiah

rattled sentiment.

Thai SET index closed up 0.4 percent after the 5.1

percent drop over past five sessions, helped by buying in large

caps such as Advanced Info Service by retirement

mutual funds and long-term equity funds, traders said.

Domestic institutions and retail investors were net buyers

of Thai shares worth a net 9.3 billion baht ($290.81 million),

countering the selling of the same amount by foreign investors,

according to stock exchange data.

Domestic political tensions have led to foreign outflows of

about $1 billion in the month to Monday.

Nearly 3,000 anti-government protesters massed in front of

Thailand's Interior Ministry on Tuesday, intensifying pressure

on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra a day after they stormed

compounds of two other ministries.

Jakarta's Composite Index dropped 2.3 percent to

4,235.26, the lowest since Sept. 9, with late selloffs as the

currency fell near a psychological level, Jakarta-based John

Teja director of broker Ciptadana Securities said.

"The key trigger is the rupiah weakness. The big picture of

the market was still a concern about the economic backdrop and

the prospect of higher interest rates," John said.

The rupiah lost up to 0.5 percent to 11,785 per

dollar, its weakest since March 2009, on dollar demand for debt

payments and repatriation, traders said.

Selling in Indonesian stocks was heavy with the large-caps

index down 3.2 percent, with shares of coal miner Bumi

Resources plunging 15.2 percent, the biggest

percentage loser.

The Philippine main index pared early falls, ending

up 0.4 percent, Singapore edged down 0.2 percent after

a gain in the previous session, Malaysia inched slightly

higher after a modest rise on Monday and Vietnam rose 0.5

percent, extending gains from Monday and Friday.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on day

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 397.81 399.23 -0.36

Singapore 3173.51 3180.65 -0.22

Kuala Lumpur 1798.13 1797.97 +0.01

Bangkok 1358.69 1352.86 +0.43

Jakarta 4235.26 4334.80 -2.30

Manila 6025.37 6004.26 +0.35

Ho Chi Minh 509.16 506.46 +0.53

Change on year

Market Current End prev yr Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 397.81 424.10 -6.20

Singapore 3173.51 3167.08 +0.20

Kuala Lumpur 1798.13 1688.95 +6.46

Bangkok 1358.69 1391.93 -2.39

Jakarta 4235.26 4316.69 -1.89

Manila 6025.37 5812.73 +3.66

Ho Chi Minh 509.16 413.73 +23.07

* The Thomson Reuters South East Asia Index is a

highly representative indicator of stocks listed in Indonesia,

Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Stock Market Volume (shares)

Market Current Volume Average Volume 30 days

Singapore 299,990,500 217,327,635

Kuala Lumpur 186,416,300 123,415,680

Bangkok 7,084,038 7,329,374

Jakarta 5,213,520,000 3,336,684,133

Manila 83,376 80,163

Ho Chi Minh 93,482 82,863