Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Friday as China's economy climed in the second quarter. (AFP photo)HONG KONG - Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed higher on Friday, in line with Asian peers, as reassuring Chinese growth data overtook negative sentiment after an attacker in the south of France killed at least 84 people. Earlier, Asian shares extended gains, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rising 0.4%. China's economy climbed 6.7% in the second quarter, marginally better than the expected 6.6%, which would have been the weakest since the global financial crisis. World stocks were at an eight-month high on Friday although Europe ended an otherwise strong week subdued after the attack.

Source: Bangkok Post July 15, 2016 10:41 UTC