SET dips 0.1% after week of rises

SET dips 0.1% after week of rises

By The Nation

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,482.38 on Friday, down 1.51 points or 0.1 per cent. Total transactions amounted to Bt117.09 billion with an index high of 1,489.78 and a low of 1,475.01.

In the morning session, an analyst at Krungsri Securities expected the day's index to fluctuate between 1,475 and 1,495 points amid hope of a US $900-billion stimulus package and foreign fund inflows in line with the baht's appreciation.

"However, investors should beware of volatility due to the FTSE rebalance and the SET's tight valuation," he said.

The 10 stocks with the highest trade value today were PTT, BANPU, CPALL, KBANK, CPF, AOT, SCC, ADVANC, BBL and BAM.

As of 4.30pm, the price of oil rose by US$0.04 or 0.08 per cent to $48.40 per barrel, while gold dropped by $5.20 or 0.28 per cent, to $1,885.20 per ounce.

Other Asian indices were mixed:

Japan’s Nikkei Index closed at 26,763.39, down 43.28 points or 0.16 per cent.

China’s Shang Hai SE Composite Index closed at 3,394.90, down 9.98 points or 0.29 per cent, while Shenzhen SE Component Index closed at 13,854.12, down 35.75 points or 0.26 per cent.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed at 26,498.60, down 179.78 points or 0.67 per cent.

South Korea's KOSPI Index closed at 2,772.18, up 1.75 points or 0.063 per cent.

Taiwan's TAIEX Index closed at 14,249.96, down 8.97 points or 0.063 per cent.

Singapore's Straits Times Index closed at 2,852.18, down 5.84 points or 0.20 per cent.

Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Stock Index closed at 1,067.46, up 15.69 points or 1.49 per cent.

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30399830?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=internal_referral