August was good to the Stock Exchange of Thailand with the index moving up 62.52 points, or 4% month-on-month, to close at 1,638.93 points. Average daily turnover improved significantly, climbing 21% to 70.7 billion baht, from only 58.3 billion in July.
Foreign investors were the key market movers for August with a net-buy position of 57.3 billion baht. Local funds were net sellers of 19.2 billion baht and local retail investors sold 34.2 billion baht worth of shares.
