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Bourse edges down amid global jitters

Investors monitor an electronic display of stock indices. (File photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya).

Uncertainty in Russia and loan defaults in China's property sector must be closely watched because they could drag down the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index, which remains under 1,500 points, say analysts.

The Thai bourse has declined for seven straight days, including a sharp drop on Monday, when confidence plunged in small-cap stocks, while news about a default by Chinese property developers rattled Asian equities.

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