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Possible tourism setback rattles wobbly Thai markets

Investor confidence already tested by weak currency and concern about government spending

A security guard stands outside Siam Paragon, where police arrested a teenage gunman who killed two people and wounded five others on Tuesday. (Photo: Reuters)

The shooting tragedy at Siam Paragon adds to a double-whammy of rising interest rates and government spending worries that has hammered Thai assets and soured bets on the recovery of the country’s economy, say analysts.

Tourism stocks slid 1.6% just after the Stock Exchange of Thailand opened on Wednesday, before staging a…

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