"Malaysia stocks lead SE Asian gains, SET closes higher" BANGKOK, January 25 -- Most Southeast Asian stock markets edged higher on Friday with Malaysia leading the pack, while Thai shares closed higher. The Stock Exchange of Thailand index gained 3.09 points or 0.19% to 1,623.62, in turnover of 55 billion baht. CPALL Plc, PTT Global Chemical Plc and PTT Plc were the most active stocks.CPALL was up 25 satang or 0.32% to 77.25 baht, while PTT GC dropped 2 baht or 2.9% to 67 and PTT ened 25 satang or 0.51% lower to 48.75. Malaysian shares rose 0.4%, posting their fifth session of gains in six, driven by materials and consumer cyclicals. The investment banking arm of Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia's largest bank by assets, is closing its institutional research business in Hong Kong and China as part of restructuring the institutional brokerage business, a bank spokeswoman said. Shares of the company rose 0.4% to their highest close in over three months. Singapore trimmed earlier gains after data showed industrial production rose slower than expected in December. Singapore shares climbed about 1% intraday on positive corporate earnings, before paring gains to close 0.4% higher. Keppel Corp Ltd posted a fourth-quarter net profit of S$135 million (US$99.39 million), compared to a net loss a year earlier, while Singapore Exchange Ltd posted a 9% rise in second-quarter net profit. Shares of Keppel Corp rose 1.1%, while those of Singapore Exchange firmed 0.9%. Data released earlier showed the city-state's manufacturing output in December rose 2.7% from a year earlier, compared with a Reuters forecast of 4.4% expansion and 7.6% on-year growth seen in November. "Should 4Q18 GDP manufacturing growth get shaded down in tandem with how industrial production fared (assuming ceteris paribus), 4Q18 GDP print will likely print at its 2.0% handle, thus bringing full-year 2018 GDP growth print to 3.2%," United Overseas Bank said in a note. Material and telecom stocks helped the benchmark Indonesian index close higher. Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Perusahaan Perseroan rose 0.5%, while Bank Central Asia Tbk PT firmed 0.7%. For the week, Indonesian shares added 0.7% in their fifth straight weekly gain. Philippine shares erased earlier gains to close slightly lower, but posted their fourth straight weekly gain. Industrials were the biggest drag on Friday with Aboitiz Equity Ventures dropping 4.2% and JG Summit slipping 2.1%.
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