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Set slides below 1,500 on weak earnings outlook
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 01/06/2015
» Recap: Anxiety over a potential Greek debt default and tightening margin trading requirements for Chinese brokers rattled Asian stock markets last week. Gloomy earnings prospects and the Thai economic slowdown pulled the local bourse below 1,500 points.
Set struggles Near 1500 as global stocks retreat
Business, Published on 11/05/2015
» Recap: Global stock markets retreated amid worries over the growing US trade deficit, Greece's bailout deal and China's dismal exports. Concerns over listed companies' earnings growth also weighed down the Thai stock market, which briefly slipped below 1,500 points before rebounding on Friday.
Rate cut buoys set ahead of holiday as global stocks drift
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/05/2015
» Recap: Global bourses moved mostly lower in response to disappointing US economic data and despite Federal Reserve signals that interest rates would not rise anytime soon. In Thailand, the SET rebounded on Thursday after the Bank of Thailand surprised the market by cutting its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.50%.
Bay causes local ripples as global markets drift
Business, Published on 02/02/2015
» Recap: Wild swings in Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), among the top five in trading turnover amid rumours of delisting, caused ripples in the Thai market last week. World markets drifted lower on persistent concerns about weaker economic growth.
Hints of ECB action give global equities a lift
Business, Published on 08/12/2014
» Recap: Speculation that the European Central Bank (ECB) will adopt US-style money printing lifted stock markets across the world last week. The SET Index, however, moved sideways up in a narrow range of 1,586.23 and 1,600.29 points, and closed at 1,597.76, up 0.2% from the preceding week, in moderate turnover averaging 41.74 billion baht a day for four trading days.