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Thai stocks balloon as politics stabilises
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/02/2026
» Stock market investment sentiment has turned upbeat, backed by the Election Commission's (EC) endorsement of new MPs from the Feb 8 poll and the 2026 GDP upgrade by the Bank of Thailand, causing the Thai index to surpass 1,500 points on Wednesday.
Talks depend on truce in border altercation
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/07/2025
» Though the US has already reached trade agreements with many countries, Thailand's negotiations with Washington remain complicated in the final phase as President Donald Trump says a Thailand-Cambodia truce is a condition for resuming trade talks.
Airports of Thailand shares continue to fall
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/06/2025
» Shares in Airports of Thailand (AOT) continued to plunge on Monday as the company said it would negotiate with King Power Duty Free (KPD) within 45 days after the latter requested a possible termination of a duty-free concession contract at five airports.
Stimulus measures set to revive stocks
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/05/2025
» Business executives have expressed optimism that the underperforming Thai stock market could see a significant improvement in the second half of 2025, based on their hopes that the government's stimulus measures have been effectively implemented to address the country's economic weakness.
Thailand may buy more US goods in talks
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/04/2025
» Thailand could potentially import an additional US$32.9 billion worth of American goods to ease the adverse impacts of US President Donald Trump's tariffs by buying more aircraft, energy and grains from the US, says Kuala Lumpur-based Maybank.
SET delists securities of ALL, Stark and World
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 15/08/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is delisting the securities of All Inspire Development (ALL), Stark Corporation and World Corporation because they were unable to resolve the grounds for delisting, or to meet the qualifications to resume trading within the specified deadline.
Gold price peaks as SET index dips
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/04/2024
» Domestic prices of gold reached a new record high of 42,000 baht per baht-weight early Friday as the Stock of Thailand (SET) index sunk to a three-year low of less than 1,350 points, with unease in the Middle East sending investors rushing to safe assets.
Making sense of the uptick for Bitcoin
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/03/2024
» Before this year, investors predicted the prices of cryptocurrencies could surge in 2024 because of the Bitcoin halving, an event that rewards mining that occurs every four years, as well as the likelihood of interest rate cuts, which benefit most asset classes.
Maybank: Thai bond market sturdy this year
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/01/2024
» The Thai bond market remains resilient with ample liquidity to serve new issuances this year, including government bonds issued under a special bill to fund the 500-billion-baht digital wallet scheme, says Maybank Securities.
Zipmex predicts crypto rebound in 2025
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/01/2023
» The likelihood of an economic recession this year could delay the recovery of the digital asset industry by another year to 2025, says a source from Asian crypto exchange Zipmex, noting the recent surge in prices could be short-lived.