Friday, February 22, 2008

Fastest Growth for Thailand Economy in Six Quarters

by Michelle Roberts

Speculation has it that the economy of Thailand grew at its fastest speed in the last three months of the year that concluded. The reason for the fast growth of the Thai economy in six quarters is cited as the increase in export of computer chips, automobiles and rice. The economy of Thailand is the [...]

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Investors continue to avoid risk in Asian markets

by Brian Turner

Asian equities markets were down again on Thursday as investors continued to look for less risky places to put their money. The exception was the BSE 30 Index in India, which added 0.88 percent to 10,666.32 after a rally late in the day.
In Thailand the SET Index fell 1.8 percent to 701.03, it’s lowest [...]

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Japan markets decline as other Asian markets recover

by Brian Turner

Asian equities markets, especially in emerging economies, saw gains on Tuesday after Monday’s losses. Bargain-hunting and higher commodities prices helped bring about the advances.
In Mumbai, the Sensex index added 3.3 percent to 10,822.78 after a 4.2 percent decline Monday. In Jakarta, the JSX index was up 1.3 percent to 1,326.26, while in Singapore [...]

Wednesday, September 7, 2005

East asia stock markets see gains

by Brian Turner

In Asian equities markets, South Korea, Shanghai, and Bangkok all saw gains on the day.
South Korea’s composite index was up 1.8 percent to 1,142.99, an all-time closing high, on a volume of 407.5 million shares traded and with exporters leading the way.
Shanghai’s composite index also gained 1.8 percent, to 1,194.31 on [...]

Monday, June 6, 2005

Thailand economy contracts - growth figures revised

by Brian Turner

Figures released Monday by Thailand’s national planning agency showed that the Thai economy shrank by 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2005 due to the effect of drought, December’s tsunami, and rising oil prices.
Overall growth of the economy fell to 3.3 percent compared to the same quarter last year. In light [...]

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Fears for Chinese growth

by Brian Turner

In the Asian markets on Wednesday, Bangkok, Seoul and Tokyo were up, but Manila and Shanghai were down.
Contributing factors were oil prices and concerns about China’s economic growth.
On the other hand, Intel’s positive earnings report didn’t seem to have much of an impact at all.
Bangkok’s SET index rose 0.9 percent [...]