SE Asia Stocks - Most up with Asia; Thai shares hit after MERS case

BANGKOK, June 19 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Friday as a cautious stance by the Federal Reserve towards U.S. interest rates lifted sentiment in Asia, but Thai airline and hotel shares were hit by selloffs after the country's first MERS virus case and downgrade of its aviation safety. Losses in shares of airport operator Airports of Thailand , Thai Airways International and Central Plaza Hotel sent the SET index 0.6 percent down to a near one-week low of 1,498.37.