SET Index ends September down 2.4% from August

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015
SET Index ends September down 2.4% from August

The Stock Exchange of Thailand's main index ended September at 1,349, a 2.4-per-cent drop from the end of August and a 9.9-per-cent decrease from end-2014, in line with other Asian markets.

However, the SET Index’ fall was less than those of the MSCI Asia ex Japan Index and MSCI Emerging Markets Index. 
 The combined market capitalisation of the SET’s main board and the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) was Bt13.11 trillion at the end of September, a 7.95-per-cent drop from end-2014. The combined average daily securities trading value of the SET’s main board and MAI in the third quarter dropped 24.35 per cent from same period last year to Bt41.15 billion.