By Thailand’s stock market saw gains on Wednesday, with the all-company Thailand SET Index SET (+1.57%) rising by 1.5% to reach 1,377.24.
Top Gainers
During the session, CP Axtra CPAXT (-2.68%), a retail/wholesale company, emerged as the biggest leader, surging by 7.3%. X Spring Capital XPG (-4.67%), a financial services firm, also performed well, adding 6.9% to its share value. B.Grimm Power BGRIM (-1.92%), which operates in the same industry, secured the third position among the top gainers, with shares rising by 6.9%.
Top Losers
On the other hand, Super Turtle TURTLE (+5.71%), a media/entertainment firm, experienced the steepest decline, dropping by 9.5%. The health care/life sciences company Thonburi Healthcare Group THG (-2.00%) also saw a decrease of 3.6% in its share price. Similarly, shares of Super Energy SUPER (+2.44%) declined by 2.4%.
Other Developments in Southeast Asia
In other parts of Southeast Asia, Singapore’s FTSE Straits Times Index STI (+0.52%) and Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI FBMKLCI (+0.53%) both recorded gains of 0.5%. The Philippines’ PSEi Index PSEI (+0.88%) saw a positive movement of 0.9%, while Indonesia’s JSX Composite Index JAKIDX (-0.39%) experienced a decline of 0.4%.
Other Regions in Asia-Pacific
Across the Asia-Pacific region, the Hang Seng Index HSI (+3.56%) of Hong Kong companies witnessed a substantial rise of 3.6%. In contrast, the NIKKEI 225 Index NIK (-0.80%) of Japanese companies fell by 0.8%. The Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP (+1.80%) of Chinese companies recorded a gain of 1.8%.
Meanwhile, the KOSPI Composite Index 180721 (-0.36%) of South Korean stocks decreased by 0.4%, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index XJO (+0.06%) saw a modest increase of 0.1%.
Currency Movement
On the currency front, the U.S. dollar USDTHB (-0.17%) weakened slightly, falling by 0.1% against the Thai baht, which stood at 35.67. Conversely, the euro EURTHB (+0.26%) gained strength, climbing by 0.3% and reaching 38.86 baht.
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