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Bangkok, Jan 17 (EFE).- The stock markets of Southeast Asia ended the first sessions of the week on Monday with most losses after China today announced a year-on-year GDP growth rate of 4 percent, one of the lowest in decades.
The only markets that closed in green were those of Singapore and Thailand, while the Vietnamese market of Ho Chi Minh was the one that suffered the greatest losses, touching 3 percent.
In Singapore, the city-state stock market rose 5.98 points, or 0.18 percent, and the Straits Times composite indicator stood at 3,287.95 units.
In Indonesia, the Jakarta parquet lost 48.35 integers, 0.72 percent, and the JCI index ended with 6,645.05 units.
In Malaysia, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange dropped 12.41 points, 0.80 percent, and the selective KLCI ended the day with 1,542.92 units.
In Thailand, the Bangkok parquet advanced 4.24 points, 0.25 percent, and the selective SET closed with 1,676.87 units.
In the Philippines, the Manila Stock Exchange fell 37.51 points, 0.52 percent, and the PSEi composite index stood at 7,223.83 integers.
In Vietnam, the VN index of the Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon) stock market closed at 1,452.84 units after falling 43.18 points, or 2.89 percent.
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