Asian stocks posted mixed trade at the end of the week, as tech shares in South Korea advanced even as investors weighed a cooling, AI-fuelled semiconductor rally, rising oil prices due to Middle East tensions, and upcoming US jobs data.
Thai shares traded sideways and closed slightly lower with foreign fund flows beginning to reverse as geopolitical risks ease, reducing Thailand's appeal as a defensive destination for global capital.
The SET index moved in a range of 1,606.44 to 1,631.58 points this week, before closing yesterday at 1,612 points, down 0.7% from the previous week, in daily turnover averaging 72.5 billion baht.
