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10 Jun 2024

Financial Markets

The Baht rose while the SET hit its lowest level in more than three and a half years during the week

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•    The SET hit its lowest point in more than 3 and a half years before rebounding somewhat at the end of week.
The Thai stock market dropped in contrast to other regional stock markets this week. The SET continued to face foreign investors’ sell-offs for three consecutive weeks amid concerns about uncertainty surrounding domestic political issues, including the potential delay in the implementation of domestic economic stimulus measures. Said negative factors caused profit-taking in various sectors, led by energy, finance, banking and real estate. However, the technology sector rose in contrast to other sectors due to specific supporting factors.
        The SET hit its lowest level t in more than 3 and a half years at 1,325.71 points during the week before rebounding somewhat at the end of the week. However, the gain was capped as investors remained cautious ahead of the FOMC meeting and the BOT’s MPC meeting slated for next week.  
        On Friday, June 7, 2024, the SET closed at 1,332.74 points, down 0.96% over-week. The average daily trading value was THB42,637.72 million, down 7.86% over-week. The mai closed at 368.08 points, down 3.12% over-week.

•    June 10-14, 2024, KSecurities expects the SET to have support at 1,325 and 1,310 points, but resistance at 1,345 and 1,360 points, respectively. KResearch views that key matters to watch include the FOMC meeting (11-12 June), the BOT’s MPC meeting (12 June) and foreign fund flows. The US economic data that warrant close monitoring include May CPI and PPI, plus Weekly Jobless Claims. Close attention must also be paid to the upcoming BOJ meeting, Japan’s GDP report for 1Q-2024, Eurozone’s April Industrial Production, plus China’s May CPI and PPI.

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