SET Index stands above 900pts
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Thai shares successfully ended the day above the psychological 900-point level, with the biggest gain ever from 2009 at 51.07 points or 5.92 per cent.
Boosting markets in Thailand and across Asia is another strong performance on Wall Street and hopes European leaders will come together to plan a route out of the region's sovereign debt crisis. Sentiment was also lifted by better-than-expected economic data out of Washington that eased concerns the United States is slipping into recession.
The SET Index surged to 913.72 at the close on turnover of Bt33.3 billion. The index peaked at 914.19 points.
Tokyo jumped 1.66 per cent, Seoul rallied 2.63 per cent, while Hong Kong soared 5.67 per cent.
