Bangkok Post : SET index up 1.96%

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index on Wednesday gained 13.58 points or 1.96 per cent to close at 707.65 points. The market value was 16.06 billion baht, with 2.97 billion shares traded.

The SET100 index ended the session at 1,070.19 points, up 23.34 points or 2.23 per cent, with a total trade value of 13.83 billion baht.

The SET50 index rose 11.27 points or 2.31 per cent to stay at 498.47 points, with a total transaction value of 12.55 billion baht.

The Market for Alternative Investment (mai) index climbed up 1.47 points or 0.70 per cent to close at 212.90 points, with a total turnover of 241.87 million baht.

Top five most active values were as follows;

BANPU closed at 548.00 baht, up by 34.00 baht or 6.61 per cent.

PTT closed at 225.00 baht, up by 6.00 baht or 2.74 per cent.

PTTEP closed at 138.00 baht, up by 4.00 baht or 2.99 per cent.

TMB closed at 1.31 baht, up by 0.05 baht or 3.97 per cent.

PTTAR closed at 25.25 baht, up by 1.05 baht or 4.34 per cent.