MARKET MONITOR
Investors holding their breath for outcome of greece elections
- Published: 18 Jun 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Business
Recap: External factors remained a major driver of Asean and emerging stock markets, including Thailand, as global investors hedged their bets ahead of yesterday's elections in Greece.
The SET Index traded in a range of 1,143.17 and 1,166.96 points and closed on Friday at 1,165.73, an increase of 3.43% from the previous Friday and the best one-week gain in six months. Average daily trading turnover returned to normal levels of around 31 billion baht and surged to 41 billion on Friday.
Foreign investors were net sellers of 4.61 billion baht worth of Thai stocks for the week while local retail investors sold 8.41 billion. Local institutions and brokers were net buyers of 7.31 billion and 5.71 billion baht, respectively.
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