SET finishes year with 63.25% gain

Thai stocks closed down 1.03% yesterday on profit-taking ahead of the New Year holidays.

The SET index ended the last trading session of 2009 at 734.54 points, down 7.62, in thin trade worth 11.59 billion baht. Energy stocks declined 1.61% on the day, banks fell 0.5% and property fell 1.63%.

Overall, the SET index recorded a gain of 63.25% over 2009, with the smaller Market for Alternative Investment closing the year with a 32.14% increase.

Daily average turnover on the SET was 17.85 billion baht over the year, a 12.5% increase from 2008. Trade on the MAI averaged 372.43 million baht per day in 2009, an increase of 49.93% from the year before.

In terms of turnover, energy stocks dominated trading in 2009, led by PTT Plc, PTT Exploration and Production, Banpu and PTT Aromatics… more

Source: www.bangkokpost.com