By Soumyajit Saha
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets mirrored a global stock rally on Wednesday, boosted by Washington's decision to delay tariffs on some Chinese goods, with Thailand leading gains.
About half of the $300 billion worth of Chinese goods slated to be slapped with 10% tariffs on Sept. 1 are now exempted, including tariffs on products like clothing and footwear that will now kick in on Dec. 15.
The move soothed nerves after fears of an escalation were inflamed by Trump on Friday when he said no trade deal with China was to be expected in the near future.
The market cheer would be "fairly muted", Robert Carnell, chief economist and head of research, Asia-Pacific at ING Group said in a note to clients.
"It's a stay of execution, not a pardon. And markets remain nervous," the note added.
China's Ministry of Commerce said that Vice Premier Liu He had conducted a phone call with senior U.S. officials on Tuesday evening, further uplifting the market's mood.
Thai shares .SETI rose 1% to lead gains in the region, helped by financial and industrial stocks.
Real estate company Central Pattana PCL CPN.BK rose 3%, while Airports of Thailand AOT.BK gained 1.9%.
Malaysian shares .KLSE advanced, supported by gains in financial and resources stocks.
Chemicals producer Petronas Chemicals Group PCGB.KL rose 1%, while lender CIMB Group Holdings CIMB.KL gained 1%.
The banking sector pushed up Indonesian stocks .JKSE, with Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) BBRI.JK and Bank Mandiri (Persero) BMRI.JK gaining 1.2% and 2%, respectively.
Singapore shares .STI were slightly up on a rally in financials, while Philippine shares .PSI traded flat.
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS AS AT 0418 GMT
STOCK MARKETS
Change on the day
Market
Current
Previous close
Pct Move
Singapore
3153.73
3146.73
0.22
Bangkok
1639.55
1620.23
1.19
Manila
7789.78
7788.45
0.02
Jakarta
6250.72
6210.962
0.64
Kuala Lumpur
1601.21
1592.88
0.52
Ho Chi Minh
971.8
966.83
0.51
Change so far in 2019
Market
Current
End 2018
Pct Move
Singapore
3153.73
3068.76
2.77
Bangkok
1639.55
1563.88
4.84
Manila
7789.78
7,466.02
4.34
Jakarta
6250.72
6,194.50
0.91
Kuala Lumpur
1601.21
1690.58
-5.29
Ho Chi Minh
971.8
892.54
8.88
(Reporting by Soumyajit Saha in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)
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