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SET gains another 0.25% as vaccines inject positive sentiment (nationthailand.com)

SET gains another 0.25% as vaccines inject positive sentiment

EconDec 09. 2020

By The Nation

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,482.67 on Wednesday, up 3.75 points or 0.25 per cent. Total transactions amounted to Bt123.39 billion with an index high of 1,503.89 and a low of 1,474.83.

In the morning session, an analyst at Krungsri Securities expected the day’s index to rise to between 1,490 and 1,500 points on the influx of foreign funds in response to positive news of Covid-19 vaccines, adding that the positive sentiment was also benefiting large-cap stocks.

“However, we still advise investors to stick to short-term speculation as the SET will come under pressure from its tight valuation and mass sell-offs to reduce risks during the upcoming long holiday,” he said.

The 10 stocks with the highest trade value today were SAK, KBANK, DELTA, IRPC, ADVANC, PTT, SCB, SCGP, AOT and CPF.

As of 5pm, the price of oil rose by US$0.61 or 1.34 per cent to $46.21 per barrel, while gold dropped by $8.50 or 0.45 per cent, to $1,866.40 per ounce.

Other Asian indices were on the rise, except for Chinese indices:

Japan’s Nikkei Index closed at 26,817.94, up 350.86 points or 1.33 per cent.

China’s Shang Hai SE Composite Index closed at 3,371.96, down 38.21 points or 1.12 per cent, while Shenzhen SE Component Index closed at 13,716.53, down 257.36 points or 1.84 per cent.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed at 26,502.84, up 198.28 points or 0.75 per cent.

South Korea’s KOSPI Index closed at 2,755.47, up 54.54 points or 2.02 per cent.

Taiwan’s TAIEX Index closed at 14,390.14, up 29.74 points or 0.21 per cent.