By The Thailand SET Index TH:SET saw a 0.3% decline to 1,525.37, breaking a one-day gaining streak.
Declining Stocks
Bumrungrad Hospital pfd. TH:BH, a health care/life sciences firm, experienced the largest decline, plummeting by 43.4%. Following closely behind, shares of consumer goods company R&B Food Supply TH:RBF declined by 7.2%. Additionally, shares of financial services company Kiatnakin Phatra Bank TH:KKP declined by 7.0%.
Top Gainers
During the session, Jasmine Tech Soln TH:JTS, a technology company, emerged as the biggest leader, gaining 5.9%. Industrial goods firm Delta Electronics TH:DELTA also performed well, adding 3.3% to their shares. Rounding out the top three leaders on Monday was Gunkul Engineering TH:GUNKUL, operating in the industrial goods space, with shares increasing by 3.1%.
Stock Market Performance in Southeast Asia
Moving beyond Thailand, here is an overview of the stock market performance in other parts of Southeast Asia:
- Singapore’s FTSE Straits Times Index SG:STI declined by 0.6%.
- Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI MY:FBMKLCI increased by 0.8%.
- The Philippines’ PSEi Index PH:PSEI declined by 0.2%.
- Indonesia’s JSX Composite Index ID:JAKIDX rose by 0.3%.
Asia-Pacific Market Overview
Let’s take a look at the stock market performance in the Asia-Pacific region:
- Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HK:HSI fell by 2.1%.
- Japanese companies represented by the NIKKEI 225 Index JP:NIK saw a rise of 1.2%.
- China’s Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP dropped by 0.1%.
Notable Performances
- The KOSPI Composite Index KR:180721 of South Korean stocks added 0.7%.
- Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index AU:XJO declined by 0.1%.
Currency Market
In terms of currency exchange rates:
- The U.S. dollar USDTHB fell by 0.2% to 34.46 Thai baht.
- The euro EURTHB fell by 0.3% to 38.20 baht.
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