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Monday, April 29, 2024

Investors rattled by Fed tightening signals

Recap: US equity-index futures rose yesterday while European stocks and the dollar fell, after stronger signals about Federal Reserve policy tightening produced steep declines in global stock markets earlier in the week, while investors awaited data on US employment gains.

The SET index moved in a range of 1,650.53 and 1,677.95 points this week before closing yesterday at 1,657.62, unchanged from the previous week, in daily turnover averaging 97.18 billion baht for four operating days.

Foreign investors were net buyers of 8.48 billion baht and brokerage firms bought 2.16 billion baht. Retail investors purchased 114.41 million baht and institutional investors were net sellers of 10.76 billion baht worth of shares.

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