SE Asia Stocks-Rise; Thailand hits record high

By Sandhya Sampath
Jan 8 (Reuters) – Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on
Monday, mirroring gains on Wall Street last week and as
expectations of higher corporate earnings buoyed sentiment, with
Thailand hitting a record high.
Asian shares ex-Japan crept toward all-time
peaks, with brisk economic growth and benign inflation adding to
the risk appetite, while U.S. stocks notched their best weekly
gains in more than a year on Friday, as technology stocks helped
lift major indexe