The Thai stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, slumping more than 30 points or 2 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,560-point plateau although it may tick higher on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is cautiously optimistic on bargain hunting, with support expected especially among the technology and oil sectors. The European markets were soft and the U.S. bourse were mostly higher and the Asian markets figure to follow the latter lead.
The SET finished sharply lower on Monday following losses from the food, finance, industrial, property, resource, service and technology sectors. For the day, the index stumbled 20.92 points or 1.32 percent to finish at 1,561.68 after trading between 1,558.97 and 1,576.58. Volume was 11.118 billion shares worth 68.963 billion baht. There were 371 decliners and 119 gainers, with 167 stocks finishing unchanged. Among the actives, Advanced Info lost 0.83 percent, while Thailand Airport dropped 1.29 percent, Asset World gained 0.83 percent, Banpu plunged 2.68 percent, Bangkok Bank tumbled 2.58 percent, Bangkok Dusit Medical and CP All Public both skidded 1.09 percent, Bangkok Expressway was down 0.96 percent, B. Grimm plummeted 4.67 percent, BTS Group crashed 1.94 percent, Charoen Pokphand Foods retreated 1.59 percent, Energy Absolute cratered 5.33 percent, Gulf tanked 3.73 percent, Kasikornbank fell 0.50 percent, Krung Thai Bank shed 0.71 percent, Krung Thai Card slumped 1.64 percent, PTT Oil & Retail contracted 1.60 percent, PTT slipped 0.68 percent, PTT Exploration and Production jumped 1.73 percent, SCG Packaging stumbled 1.92 percent, Siam Commercial Bank declined 1.42 percent, Thai Oil eased 0.54 percent, TTB Bank sank 0.86 percent and PTT Global Chemical, Siam Concrete and True Corporation were unchanged.
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.