SET slides, Philippine markets jump

SET slides, Philippine markets jump

The Stock Exchange of Thailand ended lower, whilte the Philippine index snapped a three-day losing streak on Wednesday and ended more than 1% higher as investors picked up battered shares.

Singapore hit a near eight-week closing high, helped by gains in financials and consumer stocks.

The SET index closed 6.13 points or 0.35% lower to 1,741.96, in trade worth 58 billion baht.

The Manila index rose 1.1% to 7210.87, led by gains in real estate and industrial stocks. Ayala Land rose 3.1% while JG Summit Holdings jumped 4%.

"Most likely, some investors are trying to find bargains as 7,100 is expected to be a technical support level. But, the rally is not driven by fundamentals," said April Lee-Tan, head of research at COL Financial INC.

Meanwhile, investors are keenly awaiting Philippines annual inflation data due on Friday. The annual inflation rate likely continued to climb in September, a Reuters poll showed, keeping pressure on the country's central bank to raise interest rates further.

"The market has been anticipating a bad number."

The Singapore index rose 0.8%, led by lender DBS Holdings, up 1.3%, and Thai  Beverage, up 6%.

Indonesian shares finished 0.1% lower, dragged down by consumer staples and materials sectors, as c aution set in after the country's central bank governor said interest rates must be increased before the Federal Reserve raises US rates to avoid "drastic capital reversals".

The index of the country's 45 most liquid stocks was down 0.4%.

The Vietnam index fell 0.2%.

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