The government will launch additional stimulus measures in April to revive the economy which has been adversely affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, said Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak yesterday (March 30).

Indicators in February pointed to an economic downturn under impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, battering the domestic economy and Thai exports, according to the Finance Ministry.

U.S. stocks rose after a mixed overnight session, as investors saw glimmers of optimism in health-care efforts to deliver rapid virus testing. The dollar rose.

European governments moved to tighten restrictions to contain the coronavirus outbreak amid an unrelenting rise in infections and deaths.

PTT has postponed its 2020 annual shareholders meeting to contain the spread of Covid-19 until the situation normalises, while its board of directors has approved an interim dividend instead of an annual one from the company's profits as of December 31, 2019, at the rate of Bt1.10 per share, president and chief executive officer Chansin Treenuchagron said today (March 30).