SET loses 0.43 per cent amid Omicron and QE tapering concerns

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,623.66 on Wednesday, down 6.98 points or 0.43 per cent. Transactions totalled 63.10 billion baht with an index high of 1,630.89 and a low of 1,622.49.

The index fell after rising by 0.30 per cent on Tuesday and 0.47 per cent on Monday.

The 10 stocks with the highest trade value today were JAS, EA, CPALL, PTT, KBANK, AOT, ADVANC, GUNKUL, BBL and IVL.

Other Asian indices were mixed:

Japan's Nikkei Index closed at 28,459.72, up 27.08 points or 0.095 per cent.
China's Shanghai SE Composite closed at 3,647.63, down 13.90 points or 0.38 per cent, while the Shenzhen SE Component closed at 15,026.21, down 110.57 points or 0.73 per cent.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed at 23,420.76, down 215.19 points or 0.91 per cent.
South Korea's KOSPI Index closed at 2,989.39, up 1.44 points or 0.048 per cent.
Taiwan's TAIEX Index closed at 17,660.10, up 60.73 points or 0.35 per cent.