Thai share prices closed 1.37 percent lower on Tuesday amid political uncertainty as anti-government protesters staged mass rallies around Bangkok's key state buildings, dealers said. They said the market also suffered from falls in the US market. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index lost 9.28 points to close at 668.92 points.
While the blue chip SET-50 index lost 6.35 points to close at 472.48 points. Losers overwhelmed gainers 269 to 47 with 88 stocks unchanged on turnover of 1.97 billion shares worth 9.08 billion baht (265.34 million dollars). The Thai baht weakened against the dollar, finishing at 34.21-24 baht from Monday's 34.10-12 baht. But the unit strengthened against the euro, closing at 49.86-90 baht from 50.29-31 baht.
Mayuree Chowvikran, senior vice president at Kim Eng Securities, said the market had suffered from both domestic and global factors. Thailand's top energy firm PTT fell 2.00 baht to 258.00 baht, while its subsidiary PTT Exploration and Production also dropped 3.00 to 143.00. Banpu, the country's largest coal miner, lost 10.00 to 382.00.
The kingdom's biggest lender Bangkok Bank dropped 2.00 to close at 114.00. Kasikornbank fell 1.00 to 69.00 while Siam Commercial Bank closed unchanged at 76.00. Thai Airways edged down 0.10 to 15.40 while Thailand's biggest telephone operator Advance Info Service lost 2.50 to close at 87.50.
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