The SET50 Index closed last week at 594.44, an increase from the previous week by 17.54 index points or 3.04%. For SET50 Index Futures, S50H08 expired last Friday with the final settlement price of 592.66. S50M08 (expiring in June 2008), which is now the nearest contract, was settled at 591.8, up from the previous week by 17 index points. Big gains returned to the Thai equity market last week as a result of foreign net buying. The buying momentum represented some good news in the face of an otherwise volatile domestic and international environment.