[BENGALURU] Most Southeast Asian stock markets rallied on Tuesday, with Singapore leading gains, as sentiment across broader Asia lifted after the European Commission agreed to changes in a Brexit deal, boosting appetite for riskier assets.
In early trade, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.3 per cent, following a rally on Wall Street overnight. Meanwhile, the country's January trade data showed that exports slipped 1.7 per cent and imports grew about 5.8 per cent from the last year, widening the country's trade deficit slightly. Vietnam's index advanced 0.7 per cent, with real estate stocks largely fuelling the index. Vingroup JSC firmed while Vincom Retail JSC rose 1.6 per cent.