The Singapore Exchange rises on Tuesday after data showed the country's economy grew at its fastest pace since 2014. "The services sector is likely to take over from the manufacturing sector as the main engine of growth in 2018." In Indonesia, shares closed down 0.3%, dragged down by financials and stocks of telecommunication services providers. Vietnam shares rose for a seventh straight session to end at their highest since November 2007, with financial stocks leading. BIDV climbed to a more than two-year high, while VPBank hit a record high.

Source: Bangkok Post January 02, 2018 10:41 UTC