REFILE-EMERGING MARKETS-Extended COVID-19 curbs dent Malaysia shares as broader market drops

 (Corrects day)
    * Graphic: Globe Fx rates tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E
    * S. Korea received, stocks halt rally
    * Indonesia rupiah eases benchmark bond produce rises
    * Philippines, Indonesia shares drop 1%
    * China markets to resume trade on Feb.18

    By Anushka Trivedi
    Feb 17 (Reuters) - Malaysian shares slid on Wednesday as
COVID-19 curbs had been prolonged in some pieces of the state, whilst
Taiwan markets defied the broader downturn with the local greenback
and stocks soaring on the resumption of trade just after the Lunar New
Yr holiday getaway.
    Malaysia's inventory index fell .6%, its worst working day in
virtually two-weeks, as limitations in this article
 in three states and the Kuala Lumpur territory had been prolonged to
March 4, in spite of a vaccination travel introduced on Tuesday.

    Analysts at CGS-CIMB Securities forecast "hiccups" in
utilizing the vaccine programme that aims to cover at minimum
80% of its 32 million people today inside a calendar year.
    "Among the considerations are that the amount of vaccine doses could
not be enough to satisfy the tight deadline," they wrote.
    Most Asian markets have been hobbled by a buoyant dollar,
which benefited from benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields
 climbing to their highest in a year on anticipations of
a stimulus-led economic restoration and raise-off in inflation.
    Current inventory industry gains in the Philippines, South
Korea and Indonesia unwound as they fell additional
than 1% although their respective currencies,,
 eased.
    The rupiah hit its least expensive given that Feb. 5 on bond outflows as a
possible amount cut at the Bank Indonesia's (BI) conference on Thursday
loomed.
    Indonesian 10-yr benchmark yields jumped 8
foundation details to 6.364%​​.
    Analysts, nonetheless, cautioned that if losses in the rupiah
were being to carry on due to rising U.S. yields, it could prompt the
central lender to stand pat as BI has cautioned that maintaining
the currency's stability would be its top rated priority.
    South Korea's gained and shares shut .7% and .9% decreased,
respectively, ending a multi-working day rally in each as COVID-19 situations
in the region hit a 39-working day significant.
    Taiwan's dollar surged and stocks jumped
3.5% to be the outliers soon after a week-extended holiday getaway.
    China's money marketplaces were closed for a holiday and will
resume investing on Thursday.

    HIGHLIGHTS
    ** Singapore's 10-12 months benchmark generate is up nearly 11.60
foundation details at 1.183%
    ** Major losers on FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kl Index:
Axiata Group Bhd and PETRONAS Substances Team Bhd
PCGB.KL, down about 3% every
    ** Leading losers on the Jakarta stock index: World
Properindo Jaya PT down 9.8% and MD Shots Tbk PT
 down 7%

 Asia stock indexes and currencies at 0726 GMT
 Place      Fx RIC      Forex Daily %   Forex YTD %    INDEX  Shares Every day %  Stocks YTD
                                                                                   %
 Japan                         +.00      -2.64                    -.58       10.38
 India                         -.23      +.30                    -.13        9.38
 Indonesia                     -.50      +.36                    -1.02        4.16
 Malaysia                      -.25      -.45                    -.47       -1.76
 Philippines                   +.02      -.62                    -1.10       -2.43
 S.Korea                       -.67      -1.92                    -.93        9.06
 Singapore                     -.17      -.65                    -.33        2.87
 Taiwan                        +1.58      +1.91                     3.54       11.06
 Thailand                      -.43      -.13                    -.20        4.88

 (Reporting by Anushka Trivedi in Bengaluru Editing by Bernard
Orr)