Most Southeast Asian markets ended higher on Thursday as a recovery in crude oil prices after a deep cut overnight helped revive sentiment ahead of the European Central Bank minutes. The minutes of the Fed's June policy meeting showed that several officials were divided on their outlook for inflation. Singapore ended the session 0.7% lower, with financial stocks accounting for more than half the losses. Indonesian shares edged up 0.4% on the back of gains in telecommunication stocks such as Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) TBK PT which climbed 1.5%. Southeast Asian stock markets Current Previous % change Indonesia 5,849.57 5,825.05 +0.42 Malaysia 1,770.53 1,768.16 +0.13 Philippines 7,888.31 7,848.84 +0.50 Singapore 3,226.34 3,248.71 -0.69 Vietnam 782.65 778.32 +0.56

Source: Bangkok Post July 06, 2017 11:26 UTC