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Asian bourses steady as investors weigh data

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.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Rough week for equities as central banks talk tough

RECAP: Asian stocks slumped in line with global equity markets, which have seen their worst week this year, as a string of hawkish central bank surprises made investors nervous about the economic cost of taming inflation.

Bangkok Post · Jun 23, 2023

Asian shares advance as Fed pause lifts hopes

RECAP: Asian shares rose to a four-month high yesterday as US economic data lifted expectations that the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hike cycle. Expectations of more stimulus from China also buoyed investor sentiment.

Bangkok Post · Jun 16, 2023

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Investors cheer signs of end to US debt drama

RECAP: Asian shares rose on Friday as increased hopes of a deal over the US debt ceiling and strong economic data lifted sentiment, while Japan's Nikkei index jumped to its highest level in nearly 33 years.

Bangkok Post · May 19, 2023

Retail, banking and tourism top stocks

Retail, banking and tourism stocks are set to benefit from the policies of the new coalition government led by the Move Forward Party, according to analysts.

Bangkok Post · May 17, 2023

Bourse dips despite election landslide

Sentiment surrounding the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) was downbeat on Monday, despite Sunday's landslide election win, as investors dumped shares related to politics and big-cap stocks that might be adversely affected by the policies of the Move Forward Party, analysts say.

Bangkok Post · May 15, 2023

Asian trade subdued as economic outlook weakens

RECAP: Most Asian share markets were subdued on Friday and the dollar held onto its gains from safe-haven flows, after soft economic data from the US and China fuelled concerns about a global slowdown.

Bangkok Post · May 12, 2023

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Recovery foreseen after sluggish April

The Stock Exchange of Thailand struggled with another period of weakness in April. The index started the month at 1,609.17 points and declined steadily thereafter, hitting its low on the last trading day of the month at 1,524.30 and closing at 1,529.12, a drop of 80.05 points or 5% in…

Bangkok Post · May 12, 2023

Asian markets rally amid thin Easter weekend trade

RECAP: Most Asian markets rallied yesterday after a sell-off the previous day in reaction to more evidence of a US economic slowdown. Trade was thin as many Western markets observed the Good Friday holiday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 7, 2023

Asian shares gain as bank worries ease

RECAP: Asian stock markets advanced yesterday as investors' focus shifted from worries about the global banking system. That followed a revival on Wall Street, where rate-sensitive property and technology stocks led gains on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 31, 2023

SET rides Asian rebound as bank worries ease

RECAP: Asian equities advanced yesterday after a rescue package for First Republic Bank fuelled a rebound in US shares. Even so, the MSCI gauge of Asian shares recorded a second weekly loss after the recent turbulence in the global banking sector.

Bangkok Post · Mar 17, 2023

SET contending with myriad negative factors

The SET index was hit by round after round of negative news in February. The index declined 49.11 points to end the month at 1,622.35, its lowest close for the month. Average trading volume fell 7.3% from January to 63.2 billion baht as sentiment weakened.

Bangkok Post · Mar 10, 2023

SET gains as Asian bourses enjoy upbeat week

RECAP: Asian stocks rose on Friday and were poised for their fifth straight week of gains as China's reopening and data highlighting a resilient US economy boosted investor sentiment.

Bangkok Post · Jan 27, 2023

Pre-holiday cheer lifts many Asian bourses

RECAP: Asian stocks shook off worries about rising interest rates and economic risks to advance yesterday as many investors took profits before the Lunar New Year holiday closes many markets in the region next week.

Bangkok Post · Jan 20, 2023

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Bangkok Post · Jan 6, 2023

China optimism lifts Asian equities

RECAP: Asian equities advanced on Friday amid hopes for China's emergence from the pandemic and an economic lift from renewed travel from the mainland.

Bangkok Post · Dec 23, 2022

Asian shares follow Wall Street downward

RECAP: Asian stocks resumed their declines yesterday after a slump in US tech stocks and more economic data supporting the case for the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates set a downbeat tone.

Bangkok Post · Dec 9, 2022

Asian shares follow Wall Street upward

RECAP: Asian stocks climbed after Wall Street posted its first advance this month, with traders focused on upcoming US inflation figures for clues on the path of interest-rate increases.

Bangkok Post · Oct 31, 2022

Gulf leads the way in M&A category

Gulf Energy Development Plc won the "Deal of the Year Awards -- Mergers & Acquisitions Deal" award for the tender offer for securities of Intouch Holdings Plc and Advanced Info Service Plc (ADVANC) at the 19th SET Awards ceremony, held at the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

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Bangkok Post · Oct 7, 2022

Asian shares fall as rate fears return

RECAP: Asian markets fell yesterday as optimism that had fuelled earlier buying gave way to nervousness ahead of a US jobs report that could determine Federal Reserve rate hike plans.

Bangkok Post · Aug 27, 2022

Global markets advance, foreigners power SET

RECAP: Global markets advanced as investors believe inflation might be starting to ease in many countries, but they were awaiting further signals yesterday from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell about how aggressively he will raise interest rates.

Bangkok Post · Aug 5, 2022

Asian shares advance as oil prices retreat

RECAP: Asian equities mostly rose yesterday as a drop in oil prices to pre-Ukraine war levels stirred hopes of a slowdown in inflation and bank interest-rate hikes. But while global markets have enjoyed a broadly positive week, recession worries and Chinese military drills around Taiwan have traders' nerves on edge.

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