By The composite Thailand SET Index SET experienced a 0.7% decline, dropping to 1,389.75. Among the companies that suffered the largest declines were PTG Energy (PTG), a retail/wholesale firm, which saw a decrease of 4.8%. Following closely behind was Sri Trang Gloves Thailand (STGT), whose shares fell by 4.3%. Sri Trang Agro-Industry (STA), an industrial goods company, also declined by 4.1%.
Meanwhile, Bangchak Sriracha (BSRC), an energy company, emerged as the biggest leader during the session with a 4.4% increase in stocks. ICC International (ICC), another retail/wholesale firm, added 3.4%. Rounding out the top three leaders of the day was Thanulux (TNL), an operating company in the space, which saw shares rise by 2.9%.
Moving on to other parts of Southeast Asia, Singapore’s FTSE Straits Times Index STI experienced a decline of 0.5%, while Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI remained steady with no significant changes. The Philippines’ PSEi Index rose by 0.3%, while the stock exchange in Indonesia was closed.
Looking at the wider Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong stocks encountered a drop, with the Hang Seng Index down by 1.3%. On the other hand, the NIKKEI 225 Index of Japanese companies experienced a gain of 2.1%. Chinese companies also saw an increase, with the Shanghai Composite Index rising by 1.3%.
South Korea’s KOSPI Composite Index increased by 0.4%, while Australian stocks on the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index rose by 0.3%.
In terms of currency exchange rates, the U.S. dollar climbed by 0.6% to 35.84 Thai baht, and the euro saw a 0.7% increase to 38.63 baht.
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