* CapitaLand, Wilmar push S'pore higher
* Malaysia, Indonesia top 9-mth highs
* Philippine ends 2-day fall; Vietnam snaps 7-day rally
BANGKOK, June 10 - Singapore led other Southeast Asian stock markets higher on Wednesday, with Singapore's CapitaLand, Malaysia's Malayan Banking, Indonesia's Indocement and Thailand's PTT among the region's outperformers.
The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> was up 3.4 percent by 1057 GMT, while U.S. stock futures <.DJM9> pointed to a higher open on Wednesday.
An auction of 10-year U.S. Treasury notes and the latest data from the U.S. Federal Reserve would set the direction for U.S. and global equities, Warut Siwasariyanon, head of research at Finansa Securities said.
"Investors are looking for clues from the Fed's Beige Book for the U.S. economy tonight, which will set the direction of stocks in this region," he said.
Singapore's index <.FTSTI> rose 1.8 percent, with CapitaLand <CATL.SI>, Southeast Asia's biggest developer, surging 6 percent and palm oil planter Wilmar International <WLIL.SI> adding 3.1 percent.
City Developments <CTDM.SI> climbed 3.6 percent after Southeast Asia's second-largest developer said it had refinanced a S$1.2 billion loan to develop a property project in Singapore.
Malaysia's index <.KLSE> rose 1.04 percent o its highest level since September 4, with Malayan Banking Bhd <MBBM.KL>, the country's biggest lender, adding 3.7 percent.
Satellite operator Measat Global <MTCB.KL> surged 16.1 percent as traders speculated on potential merger and acquisition activity in the company. Air cargo carrier Transmile Group <TMGB.KL> jumped 17.4 percent.
Thailand's index <.SETI> jumped 2.8 percent to its highest level since September 22, building on a 1.28 percent gain on Tuesday. Energy and related shares tracked oil prices which topped $71 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time in 7 months.
PTT <PTT.BK>, Thailand's biggest energy firm, rose 5.6 percent, PTT Exploration and Production <PTTE.BK> jumped 3.2 percent, and PTT Chemical <PTTC.BK> gained 5.6 percent.
Indonesia's index <.JKSE> rose 0.7 percent to its highest since September 3, with cement maker PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk <INTP.JK> up 8.8 percent. Thermal coal producer PT Bumi Resources Tbk <BUMI.JK> climbed 7.1 percent.
The Philippine index <.PSI> rose 1.7 percent, ending a 2-day fall, led by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) <TEL.PS>, the country's largest listed firm, which rose 3.7 percent.
Vietnam's index <.VNI> lost 2.9 percent, snapping a 7-day rally, weighed down by state oil group Petrovietnam's fertiliser maker PVFCCo <DPM.HM>, which dropped 4.9 percent. ($1=34.03 Baht)
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