Thai shares recover, baht falls further

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015
Thai shares recover, baht falls further

The Stock Exchange of Thailand index ended the morning session on Wednesday with a gain of 5.43 points or 0.40 per cent, to 1,378.04 points.

The SET index dropped by 2.56 per cent yesterday when stocks in all sectors dived, led by those in the hotel and transport sectors. The hotel sector index was down 9.12 per cent.
However, the Thai baht continues sliding against US dollar, to hit a new 6-year low. At noon, the baht weakened to Bt35.63 while it closed yesterday at Bt35.54.