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Second Covid wave, US import tariffs pull down SET
Jun 25. 2020
By The Nation
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index dropped 7.55 points or 0.57 per cent today (June 25), closing at 1,325.88, while total transactions were worth Bt60.823 billion with an index high of 1,325.88 and a low of 1,306.67.
During the morning session, a Krungsri Securities stock analyst said he expected the index to fall between 1,310 and 1,320 points due to several negative sentiments.
“Investors are not just concerned about a second wave of Covid-19 infections, as the number of new cases in the US is still rising, which may force the country to issue lockdown measures again. They are also worried about Washington’s threat to impose tariff on goods worth $3.1 billion imported from Britain, France, Spain and Germany,” he said.
The analyst also added that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had brought its prediction for global gross domestic product down from a 3 per cent contraction to 4.9 per cent.
“Plus the price of crude oil dropped sharply by more than 5 per cent because United States’ stored crude oil increased, prompting uncertainty following a drop in demand if a second wave of Covid-19 emerges,” the analyst said.
The top 10 stocks with the highest trade value today were CPALL, KBANK, AOT, PTT, MINT, BAM, SCB, ADVANC, PTTEP, and KCE.
As of 4.30pm, the price of crude oil remained unchanged at $38.01 per barrel, while gold dropped by $1.40 or 0.08 per cent, to $1,773.70 per ounce.
Changes in Asian indices were as follows:
Japan’s Nikkei Index closed at 22,259.79, down 274.53 points, or 1.22 per cent.
South Korea’s KOSPI Index closed at 2,112.37, down 49.14 points, or 2.27 per cent.
Stock markets in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were closed due to the Dragon Boat festival.
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