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SET likely to drop for third straight day: Analyst

(BangkokPost.com) - A stock analyst forecast that the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index on Wednesday would continue to sink for the third consecutive day due to the local political crisis and the financial woes in the United States. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Wed, Oct 08 2008

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07 Jul 07		Thai bourse to continue rising next week » Bangkok Post Continued foreign capital inflows into the Asian region, including Thailand, and the country's improved local political climate are expected to help push the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index to continue advancing next week, analysts said.
26 Aug 08		Stock falls as PAD rages on » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - After hundreds of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters stormed into the state-run NBT station at around 5.30am Tuesday, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index plummeted two percent in the morning session as...
05 Jan 08		SET expected to move in narrow range » Bangkok Post Lingering local political problems coupled with concerns over the US economic crisis and rising global oil prices are expected to continue depressing the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), and the baht is projected to keep on appreciating against the...
15 Sep 08		SET dropped due to Barclay's withdrawal from Lehman » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index opened higher on Monday morning after caretaker prime minister Somchai Wongsawat announced the withdrawal of the state of emergency decree in Bangkok on Sunday.
06 Oct 08		SET tumbles 6.4 pct on financial, political worries » Bangkok Post 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.

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