SET gains on hopes over new Thai telecom-tech company
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,649.54 on Monday, up 4.48 points or 0.27 per cent. Transactions totalled 94.48 billion baht with an index high of 1,653.33 and a low of 1,645.09.
The index slightly rose after falling by 5.96 points or 0.36 per cent on Friday, thanks to positive news of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group and Telenor Group agreement to explore the creation of a new telecom-tech company.
The 10 stocks with the highest trade value today were TRUE, ADVANC, DTAC, PTT, CPALL, INTUCH, EA, KBANK, GPSC and PTTEP.
Other Asian indices were mixed:
- Japan's Nikkei Index closed at 29,774.11, up 28.24 points or 0.095 per cent.
- China's Shanghai SE Composite closed at 3,582.08, up 21.71 points or 0.61 per cent, while the Shenzhen SE Component closed at 14,960.66, up 208.17 points or 1.41 per cent.
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed at 24,951.34, down 98.63 points or 0.39 per cent.
- South Korea's KOSPI Index closed at 3,013.25, up 42.23 points or 1.42 per cent.
- Taiwan's TAIEX Index closed at 17,803.54, down 14.77 points or 0.083 per cent.
