Thursday, January 26, 2017

SE Asia Stocks-Steady tracking strong global markets; S'pore hits 15-mth high

By Hanna Paul

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks were steady on

Friday in thin trading, tracking a rally in broader global peers

on strong U.S. corporate earnings and an overnight surge in oil

prices.

MSCI's world index, which tracks shares in

46 countries, hovered near record highs, cheered by a 2 percent

rise in oil prices and a rebound of the greenback from a

seven-week low.

U.S. President Donald Trump's pro-growth initiatives also

boosted sentiments.

"Everybody was a

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