The composite Thailand SET Index (TH:SET) experienced a dip of 0.4%, falling to 1,490.83, halting a three-day winning streak.
Decliners
Bumrungrad Hospital pfd. (TH:BH), a health care/life sciences firm, saw the sharpest decline, plummeting by 43.4%. Following closely behind were shares of retail/wholesale company PTG Energy (TH:PTG), which dropped by 8.6%. Financial services company Krungthai Card (TH:KTC) also experienced a decline of 8.6%.
Top Gainers
During the session, Jasmine International (TH:JAS), a technology company, emerged as the front-runner with a gain of 6.3%. Nudging close behind was health care/life sciences firm Mahachai Hospital (TH:M) with a 5.4% increase. B.Grimm Power (TH:BGRIM), operating in the utilities space, marked a notable gain with shares increasing by 3.6%.
Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific
In other parts of Southeast Asia, Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index (SG:STI) saw an increase of 0.5%, while Malaysia's FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (MY:FBMKLCI) rose by the same margin. The Philippines' PSEi Index (PH:PSEI) experienced a significant rise of 1.1%, and Indonesia's JSX Composite Index (ID:JAKIDX) increased by 0.2%.
Moving to the Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong stocks rose with the Hang Seng Index (HK:HSI) up by 1.1% to 18,860.95, while Japan's NIKKEI 225 Index (JP:NIK) declined by 0.8%. China's Shanghai Composite Index (CN:SHCOMP) also saw a decline of 0.8%.
Additional Regional Highlights
South Korea's KOSPI Composite Index (KR:180721) experienced a rise of 0.5%, while the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index (AU:XJO), representing Australian stocks, increased by 0.4%.
Currency Update
On the currency front, the U.S. dollar (USDTHB) climbed by 0.4% to reach 34.92 Thai baht, and the euro (EURTHB) saw a 0.6% increase to reach 38.51 baht.
