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SET, Asian indices buoyed by hopes of vaccine, crude oil rise

EconJul 21. 2020

By The Nation

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,377 today (July 21), up 18.71 points or 1.38 per cent. Total transactions amounted to Bt64.234 billion with an index high of 1,379.15 and a low of 1,366.59.

In the morning session, a stock analyst at Krungsri Securities expected the index to rise to 1,370 points in response to good news on a Covid-19 vaccine and the rising crude oil price, before falling back.

“AstraZeneca and Oxford University revealed that Phase 1 clinical trials of their nCoV-19 vaccine boosted immunity in humans,” the analyst explained.

However, the index would be under pressure from banks’ weak second-quarter performances and the increasing number of non-performing loans, said the expert.

“Uncertainty following the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases would also pressure the index.”

The 10 stocks with the highest trade value today were MINT, BAM, PTT, PTTGC, PTTEP, KBANK, ADVANC, AOT, EA and CPALL.

As of 4.30pm, the price of crude oil had risen by US$0.94 or 2.30 per cent to $41.75 per barrel, while gold rose by $7.40 or 0.41 per cent, to $1,824.80 per ounce.

Asian indices were on the rise:

Japan’s Nikkei Index closed at 22,884.22, up 166.74 points, or 0.73 per cent.

China’s Shang Hai SE Composite Index closed at 3,320.89, up 6.75 points, or 0.20 per cent, while the Shenzhen SE Component Index closed at 13,536.17, up 87.32 points, or 0.65 per cent.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed at 25,635.66, up 577.67 points, or 2.31 per cent.

South Korea’s KOSPI Index closed at 2,228.83, up 30.63 points, or 1.39 per cent.

Taiwan’s TAIEX Index closed at 12,397.55, up 223.01 points, or 1.83 per cent.