Thursday, January 5, 2017

SE Asia Stocks-Gain on global cues; Philippines at near 2-mth high

By Ambar Warrick

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher

on Thursday as overnight gains on Wall Street and a series of

upbeat factory data from across the globe earlier in the week

boosted sentiment.

U.S. shares extended gains overnight, inching closer to the

elusive 20,000 mark, while world stocks rallied on Thursday

after strong Chinese data added to the optimism.

Philippine shares rose 2.5 percent to end at their

highest in nearly 2 months after the country's

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