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Asian bourses steady as investors weigh data

Asian stocks posted mixed trade at the end of the week, as tech shares in South Korea advanced even as investors weighed a cooling, AI-fuelled semiconductor rally, rising oil prices due to Middle East tensions, and upcoming US jobs data.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Rough week for equities as central banks talk tough

RECAP: Asian stocks slumped in line with global equity markets, which have seen their worst week this year, as a string of hawkish central bank surprises made investors nervous about the economic cost of taming inflation.

Bangkok Post · Jun 23, 2023

Asian shares advance as Fed pause lifts hopes

RECAP: Asian shares rose to a four-month high yesterday as US economic data lifted expectations that the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hike cycle. Expectations of more stimulus from China also buoyed investor sentiment.

Bangkok Post · Jun 16, 2023

Recovery foreseen after sluggish April

The Stock Exchange of Thailand struggled with another period of weakness in April. The index started the month at 1,609.17 points and declined steadily thereafter, hitting its low on the last trading day of the month at 1,524.30 and closing at 1,529.12, a drop of 80.05 points or 5% in…

Bangkok Post · May 12, 2023

Asian markets rally amid thin Easter weekend trade

RECAP: Most Asian markets rallied yesterday after a sell-off the previous day in reaction to more evidence of a US economic slowdown. Trade was thin as many Western markets observed the Good Friday holiday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 7, 2023

Asian shares gain as bank worries ease

RECAP: Asian stock markets advanced yesterday as investors' focus shifted from worries about the global banking system. That followed a revival on Wall Street, where rate-sensitive property and technology stocks led gains on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 31, 2023

SET rides Asian rebound as bank worries ease

RECAP: Asian equities advanced yesterday after a rescue package for First Republic Bank fuelled a rebound in US shares. Even so, the MSCI gauge of Asian shares recorded a second weekly loss after the recent turbulence in the global banking sector.

Bangkok Post · Mar 17, 2023

SET contending with myriad negative factors

The SET index was hit by round after round of negative news in February. The index declined 49.11 points to end the month at 1,622.35, its lowest close for the month. Average trading volume fell 7.3% from January to 63.2 billion baht as sentiment weakened.

Bangkok Post · Mar 10, 2023

SET gains as Asian bourses enjoy upbeat week

RECAP: Asian stocks rose on Friday and were poised for their fifth straight week of gains as China's reopening and data highlighting a resilient US economy boosted investor sentiment.

Bangkok Post · Jan 27, 2023

Pre-holiday cheer lifts many Asian bourses

RECAP: Asian stocks shook off worries about rising interest rates and economic risks to advance yesterday as many investors took profits before the Lunar New Year holiday closes many markets in the region next week.

Bangkok Post · Jan 20, 2023