SET rebounds on Greece’s good news

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rebounded more than ten points in the afternoon trading session on the back of the good news that the European Union will continue to help Greece remain in the eurozone.

Leaders of the European Union met on Wednesday to discuss the Greek debt crisis and confirmed that they would support the debt stricken country to enable it to remain within the eurozone.

At 3.58pm, the SET index was up 10.16 points, 0.91 per cent, to stand at 1,120.86. The main index, at 4.19pm, stood at 1,123.19 points, an increase of 12.49 points or 1.12 per cent.

At 4.35pm, the SET index further rose 12.87 points, or 1.16 per cent, to 1,123.57 points. The trade value was reported at 28.72 billion baht.

The main index went down 4.42 points or 0.40% to close at 1,106.28 points at the end of the trading session on Thursday morning. The trade value was 13.35 billion baht, with 1.88 billion shares traded.

• Published: 24/05/2012
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