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SET buoyed by news of the US earmarking $1 trillion for mega infrastructure projects
Jun 17. 2020
By The Nation
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index rose 9.05 points or 0.66 per cent to close at 1,376.18 today (June 17). Transactions, meanwhile, totalled to Bt71.554 billion with an index high of 1,381.00 and a low of 1,358.27.
In the morning session, a stock analyst at Krungsri Securities said he expected the index to fluctuate between 1,360 and 1,380 before falling.
“Positive sentiment was gained from the fact that US retail sales have risen by 17.7 per cent, and that the US government is preparing to spend US$1 trillion on infrastructure to stimulate the economy,” he said.
“Energy stocks also gained a boost from rising crude oil price after the International Energy Agency raised its oil demand forecast for this year to 91.7 million barrels per day in response to several countries easing lockdown measures.”
However, he said, the index will be under pressure from tight SET valuations and uncertainty following the second wave of Covid-19 cases in many countries, including the US, China and Japan.
The top 10 stocks with the highest trade values today were MINT, PTT, STA, KTC, PTTEP, BAM, SUPER, CPF, KBANK and ADVANC.
As of 4.30pm, crude oil dropped by $0.37 or 0.96 per cent to $38.01 per barrel, while gold dropped by $12.80 or 0.74 per cent to $1,723.70 per ounce.
Other Asian indices were mixed:
Japan’s Nikkei Index closed at 22,455.76, down 126.45 points, or 0.56 per cent.
China’s Shanghai SE Composite Index closed at 2,935.87, up 4.12 points, or 0.14 per cent, while Shenzhen SE Component Index closed at 11,420.84, up 21.87 points, or 0.19 per cent.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed at 24,481.41, up 137.32 points, or 0.56 per cent.
South Korea’s KOSPI Index closed at 2,141.05, up 3.00 points, or 0.14 per cent.
Taiwan’s TAIEX Index closed at 11,534.59, up 22.95 points, or 0.20 per cent.
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