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SET tumbles 6.4 pct on financial, political worries

The Stock Exchange of Thailand index dropped 6.4 per cent on Monday in what was believed to be the steepest fall in Asia as investors pulled money out of regional bourses. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Mon, Oct 06 2008

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