New high for fourth day in a row
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The Thai stock market on Friday gained 0.08 per cent to 1,622.48 points, registering a new 19-year high for the fourth day in a row.
During the day, the index touched 1,626.99. Turnover for the day was Bt50.6 billion.
The market gained a total of 2.76 per cent this week. Year to date, the gain was as high as 16.47 per cent, according to Stock Exchange of Thailand's data.
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Seven leading economies started talks today on spurring growth. They were expected to continue with monetary easing. Today, Japanese yen also weakened below 100 yen per US dollar for the first time in four years.
