Thai shares end 4.73% lower

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015
Thai shares end 4.73% lower

Thai shares plunged 4.73 per cent on Monday to hit the 18-month low, as concerns on China's economic slowdown sparked global sell-off.

At the close, the Stock Exchange of Thailand index lost 64.55 points or 4.73 per cent to 1,301.06 points.
Turnover was Bt60.5 billion.
Other markets also suffered:
Hong Kong down 5.17 per cent to 21,251.57 - its lowest point since May 2014 
Philippine down 6.7 per cent 
Tokyo down 4.61 per cent to 18,540.68 points, its lowest since February
Australia down 3.9 per cent to a two-year low