SET ends year with bruise
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand, despite a slight gain on the last day of the year, ended 2011 with a bruise.
The composite index ended the year at1,025.32 points, up 1.41 points or 0.14 per cent from the previous closing. Yet, the turnover was as thin as Bt8 billion, the lowest in 23 months.
At the closing, the index showed a 0.72 per cent decrease from last year.
The Thai market this year suffered from foreign net-sells, as foreign investors sold US$184 million more than their purchases. The amount accounted for 7 per cent of net-buys in 2010.
