Asian bourses rally on new Dow record

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 03, 2013
Asian bourses rally on new Dow record

The Stock Exchange of Thailand and Asian bourses continued the global rally today, following the new record high of Dow Jones Industrial Average.

 

The Dow closed at new record high, 14,662, more than doubling in value from below 6,550 in March 2009.
Today, Japan and Australia hit their highest levels since September 2008, gaining 2.1 per cent and 0.8 per cent, respectively.
As of 11.50am, SET index gained 1.60 points or 0.10 per cent, to 1,552.14 points.