Bangkok – The stock markets of Southeast Asia closed their sessions this Thursday with mixed results after a new cut in interest rates in China and with investors worried about inflation.
In Singapore, the city-state stock market rose 10.88 points, 0.33 percent, and the Straits Times composite indicator stood at 3,294.82 units.
In Indonesia, the Jakarta parquet gained 34.89 points, or 0.53 percent, and the JCI index finished with 6,626.87 units.
In Malaysia, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange fell 2.58 points, 0.17 percent, and the selective KLCI ended the day with 1,527.75 units.
In Thailand, the Bangkok parquet fell 1.28 points, 0.08 percent, and the selective SET closed with 1,656.96 units.
In the Philippines, the Manila Stock Exchange fell 22.26 points, or 0.31 percent, and the PSEi composite index stood at 7,239.28 integers.
In Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh (former Saigon) parquet VN index closed at 1,465.30 units after gaining 22.51 points, or 1.56 percent.