SE Asia Stocks-Most up in thin volume; Thai index hits 16-year high

BANGKOK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock
markets closed higher on Tuesday, with the Thai main index
touching its highest in more than 16 years and most others
hitting multi-week highs amid selective buying in regional blue
chips.
However, broad buying interest remained weak and investors
were cautious about the global economic outlook.
Bangkok's SET index gained for the fourth straight
session, e nding up 0.46 percent at 1,305.66, its highest close
since May 1996. Singapore's Straits Times Index was up
0.7 percent at 3,079.14, its highest close since mid-August.
Malaysia's main index rose 0.5 percent, extending
its gain for a sixth session, to a one-month closing high of
1,651.03.
Consumer-related stocks were among the most actively traded
across the region, led by an 8 percent gain of Thailand's Big C
Supercenter Pcl. Indonesia's Astra International Tbk
PT and Malaysia's Axiata Group Bhd both
ended up 1.4 percent.

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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS
Change on day
Market Current Prev Close Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 416.70 414.46 +0.54
Singapore 3079.14 3057.86 +0.70
Kuala Lumpur 1651.03 1643.31 +0.47
Bangkok 1305.66 1299.71 +0.46
Jakarta 4256.84 4236.29 +0.48
Manila 5348.68 5308.52 +0.76
Ho Chi Minh 384.32 386.55 -0.58

Change on year
Market Current End prev yr Pct Move
TR SE Asia Index* 416.70 346.30 +20.33
Singapore 3079.14 2646.35 +16.35
Kuala Lumpur 1651.03 1530.73 +7.86
Bangkok 1305.66 1025.32 +27.34
Jakarta 4256.84 3821.99 +11.38
Manila 5348.68 4371.96 +22.34
Ho Chi Minh 384.32 351.55 +9.32

* 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 159,089,500 299,770,973
Kuala Lumpur 121,839,200 148,456,860

Bangkok 6,250,299 5,570,364
Jakarta 3,880,497,000 5,577,563,150
Manila 67,601 66,189
Ho Chi Minh 26,082 43,885

(Reporting by Viparat Jantraprap; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)