* Indonesia leads declines hit by weak consumer stocks
* Singtel on track for biggest weekly loss in nearly 3 years
* Singapore falls ahead of industrial production data
By Anushka Trivedi
July 26 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets
slipped on Friday, with Indonesia leading the declines in the
region, as investors offloaded risky assets after the European
Central Bank's (ECB) decision to hold interest-rates steady
dented sentiment.
The ECB chief Mario Draghi on Thursday signalled the need
for more monetary stimulus but maintained rates, disappointing
doves who now will be focusing on a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting
next week.
ING in a note warned that the market's tone would be
"risk-off" and said "investors continue to digest green shoots
of upcoming U.S.-China trade talks amid persisting anxiety about
the likely turn economic policies in the developed world take".
Indonesian shares .JKSE fell 1.3% on weakness in financial
and consumer stocks, while an index of Jakarta's 45 most liquid
stocks .JKLQ45 fell 1.5%.
Cigarette maker PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk HMSP.JK
and Bank Central Asia Tbk PT BBCA.JK lost 2.7% and 0.9%,
respectively.
In other news, the country's flag carrier PT Garuda
Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT GIAA.JK dipped 1.5% after it
restated 2018 results to show it incurred a loss of $175 million
rather than a profit. Singapore stocks .STI fell 0.7%, seeing its worst intraday
drop in nearly three weeks.
Shares of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd STEL.SI traded
ex-dividend and were the biggest drag on the index. Singtel
dropped 4.3% and was on track for its worst weekly performance
in about 3 years.
The city-state is due to report industrial production for
June later in the day, which is expected to decline 7.9% on a
year-over-year basis, according to a Reuters poll.
Last week, Singapore logged dismal export data for June,
with electronic shipments diving over 30% as the country tussled
against tepid global demand and the Sino-U.S. war. The nation's
second-quarter GDP also shrank by 3.4%. Philippine shares .PSI are on track to snap three sessions
of weekly gains, with heavyweights Ayala Land Inc ALI.PS and
GT Capital Holdings Inc GTCAP.PS pressuring the benchmark.
Meanwhile, top lender BDO Unibank Inc BDO.PS said its
half-yearly net interest income jumped 24% to 56.9 billion
pesos. Bucking the trend, Vietnam's main board .VNI rose 0.3%.
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS AS AT 0400 GMT
Market Current Previous close Pct Move
Singapore 3352.61 3381.26 -0.85
Bangkok 1720.84 1730.9 -0.58
Manila 8216.48 8272.18 -0.67
Jakarta 6319.314 6401.365 -1.28
Kuala Lumpur 1650.67 1656.58 -0.36
Ho Chi Minh 997.37 994.95 0.24
Change so far in 2019
Market Current End 2018 Pct Move
Singapore 3352.61 3068.76 9.25
Bangkok 1720.84 1563.88 10.04
Manila 8216.48 7,466.02 10.05
Jakarta 6319.314 6,194.50 2.01
Kuala Lumpur 1650.67 1690.58 -2.36
Ho Chi Minh 997.37 892.54 11.75