SET gains 0.28 per cent on govt year-end economic stimulus measures
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,626.79 on Wednesday, up 4.54 points or 0.28 per cent. Transactions totalled 60.93 billion baht with an index high of 1,632.33 and a low of 1,624.77.
The index advanced for the second consecutive day after rising by 6.45 points or 0.40 per cent on Tuesday.
The 10 stocks with the highest trade value today were GPSC, BRI, EA, CPALL, KBANK, TKS, AOT, III, JMART and KCE.
Other Asian indices were on the rise with one exception:
- Japan's Nikkei Index closed at 28,562.21, up 44.62 points or 0.16 per cent.
- China's Shanghai SE Composite closed at 3,622.62, down 2.51 points or 0.069 per cent, while the Shenzhen SE Component closed at 14,791.33, up 102.35 points or 0.70 per cent.
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed at 23,102.33, up 131.00 points or 0.57 per cent.
- South Korea's KOSPI Index closed at 2,984.48, up 9.45 points or 0.32 per cent.
- Taiwan's TAIEX Index closed at 17,826.83, up 37.56 points or 0.21 per cent.
