SET Index gains 1.52% so far in 2017 as of end-April
The SET Index ended April at 1,566.32 points, gaining 1.52 per cent from the end of 2016.
Like most bourses in the region, the Stock Exchange of Thailand was an attractive destination for foreign investors, who were net buyers of shares worth Bt1.83 billion last month and Bt8.35 billion from January to May 11.
Among the key factors that boosted the Asian capital-market indices in April were the relief of global political tension and rising confidence in European political stability.
At the end of April, combined market capitalisation of the SET and the Market for Alternative Investment was Bt15.8 trillion, up 1.87 per cent from the end of 2016. The average daily trading value of the SET and MAI in April totalled Bt40.13 billion, down 8.18 per cent from the same period last year, with a slight increase to Bt41.51 billion in the first half of May (as of May 11).
