Tuesday, February 2, 2010

South East Asia Stocks: Thailand ends higher; Singapore, Indonesia ease

Thai stocks eked out small gains on Monday, recouping earlier losses caused by a rise in inflation and expectations of interest rate increases, but most other Southeast Asian markets extended losing streaks. Thai consumer prices rose 4.1 percent in January from a year before, and most economists expect an interest rate rise in the third quarter of this year when price pressures are expected to accelerate along with economic growth.

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