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Gloom lingers amid Ukraine, Covid woes

An investor monitors share price movements at Asia Plus Securities’ headquarters on Sathon Road.  Pornprom Satrabhaya

Thai shares extended their declines on Tuesday because of intensifying tension between Russia and the West as well as surging local Covid-19 cases.

Russia’s official recognition of the independence of the two separatist regions in Ukraine put pressure on global stocks and pushed the global gold price past US$1,900 an ounce, while the crude oil price stayed above $90 per barrel on Tuesday.

Investors also shifted from high-risk assets such as stocks to low-risk assets such as fixed deposit and funds in the money market.

Dow Jones futures continued to fall, while the Dow plummeted more than 500 points on Tuesday morning.

Komsorn Prakobpol, head of the strategy unit at Tisco ESU, said the…

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