SINGAPORE: Most Southeast Asian stock markets inched higher on Wednesday as investors picked up exporter shares after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump expressed concerns over a stronger dollar.In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump said U.S. companies "can't compete with (China) now because our currency is strong and it's killing us. "The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, last stood at 100.41, up 0.1 percent, after falling to 100.26 on Tuesday, its lowest since Dec. "Philippines is rebounding a bit after few days of corrections. Last few days were really just corrections. United Overseas Bank Ltd, the city-state's third-biggest lender, fell as much as 1.9 percent in its biggest intraday percentage loss in nearly eight weeks.

Source: The Star January 18, 2017 05:31 UTC