SE Asia Stocks-Philippine at record high, Thailand up on strong earnings

BANGKOK, April 19 (Reuters) - The Philippine main index hit

an all-time closing high while Thai benchmark index rose for a

second session on Friday after banks such as BDO Unibank Inc

and Siam Commercial Bank Pcl reported strong

quarterly earnings.

Philippine Composite Index climbed 1.5 percent to

6,957.10, surpassing its previous record close of 6,891.43 on

April 12. It was up nearly 1 percent on the week, ranking third

after Indonesia's 1.2 percent gain and Thailand's 1.19 percent.

Manila stock exchange posted foreign inflows for a fourth

consecutive week. According to Thomson Reuters data, foreign

investors have bought Philippine shares worth $113 million so

far in the week to Thursday.

In Bangkok, late buying in banking shares sent Thai SET

index 1 percent up at 1,545.46. Siam Commercial Bank

jumped 4 percent after it reported a higher-than-expected

January-March quarter earnings.

Bangkok Bank Pcl gained 1.6 percent ahead of its

quarterly results. After market close, it reported a 7.8 percent

rise in quarterly net profit, above analysts' forecasts.

Foreign investors bought Thai shares worth $26.33 million on

Friday after selling shares worth $33 million on the previous

session, exchange data showed.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS

Change on day

Market Current Prev Close Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 449.01 446.78 +0.50

Singapore 3294.05 3296.37 -0.07

Kuala Lumpur 1706.28 1706.26 0.00

Bangkok 1545.46 1529.76 +1.03

Jakarta 4998.46 5012.64 -0.28

Manila 6957.10 6857.48 +1.45

Ho Chi Minh closed 483.99 --

Change on year

Market Current End prev yr Pct Move

TR SE Asia Index* 449.01 424.10 +5.87

Singapore 3294.05 3167.08 +4.01

Kuala Lumpur 1706.28 1688.95 +1.03

Bangkok 1545.46 1391.93 +11.03

Jakarta 4998.46 4316.69 +15.79

Manila 6957.10 5812.73 +19.69

Ho Chi Minh -- 413.73 +14.38

* 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 301,199,100 272,313,503

Kuala Lumpur 127,681,100 168,483,640

Bangkok 9,926,643 16,126,603

Jakarta 5,392,701,500 5,419,637,183

Manila 106,996 110,512

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/se-asia-stocks-philippine-record-high-thailand-strong-105514563--sector.html

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