SE Asia Stocks-Thai SET index near 3-wk low; outflows hit Malaysia, Indonesia

BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks fell on

Monday as lower crude oil prices hit energy shares, dragging the

key Thai index to the lowest in almost three weeks, while stocks

in Malaysia and Indonesia slipped amid foreign outflows and weak

currencies.

The Thai stock market was an underperformer due to late

selloffs in large-cap energy stocks fuelled by further

weaknesses in crude oil markets after Morgan Stanley cut its

forecasts.

The key SET index was down 1.4 percent at 1,575.55,

the lowest close since Nov. 20. Shares of Thailand's number two

energy firm PTT Exploration and Production dropped

3.8 percent to 127 baht, a level last seen in November 2009.

Oil-related stocks led among the losers across exchanges,

including Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd,

Singapore's Noble Group Ltd and Indonesia's coal

shares such as PT Berau Coal Energy Tbk.

Foreign investors were net sellers of Malaysian shares worth

a net 293.26 million ringgit ($83.93 million) and Indonesian

shares worth a net 391.79 billion rupiah ($31.73 million), stock

exchange and Thomson Reuters data showed.

Malaysia's ringgit and Indonesia's rupiah

hit their weakest since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on

Monday as emerging Asian currencies lost ground after solid U.S.

job data boosted the chance of an early Federal Reserve interest

rate hike.

The Philippine stock market was closed on Monday due to

heavy rains and strong winds caused by Typhoon Hagupit.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on day

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

Singapore 3297.84 3324.39 -0.80

Kuala Lumpur 1740.84 1749.37 -0.49

Bangkok 1575.55 1597.76 -1.39

Jakarta 5144.01 5187.99 -0.85

Ho Chi Minh 571.68 578.76 -1.22

Change on year

Market Current End 2013 Pct Move

Singapore 3297.84 3167.43 +4.12

Kuala Lumpur 1740.84 1866.96 -6.76

Bangkok 1575.55 1298.71 +21.32

Jakarta 5144.01 4274.18 +20.35

Manila -- 5889.83 +22.76

Ho Chi Minh 571.68 504.63 +13.29

($1 = 3.4940 ringgit)

($1 = 12,347.0000 rupiah)

(Reporting by Viparat Jantraprap; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)