Brexit deal delivers Christmas cheer to investors

Recap: Global stocks edged upward after amid investor optimism about economic growth. Chinese shares posted a weekly gain after the Brexit deal helped lift sentiment while Tokyo ended flat without fresh trading cues on Christmas Day when many markets were closed.

The SET index moved in a wide range of 1,388.23 and 1,486.84 points this week before closing yesterday at 1,486.31, up 0.3% from the previous week, in daily turnover averaging 99.69 billion baht.

Local investors were net buyers of 7.74 billion baht and foreign investors bought 2.89 billion in shares. Institutional investors were net sellers of 8.12 billion baht and brokerages offloaded 2.51 billion baht in shares.

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