Institutions and Prop Trade Make a ฿1.6Bn Buy Back after a Selloff in Yesterday’s Session
The total value of buying and selling separated by the investor's type as of August 11, 2020.
– SET Index closed at 1,336.84 points, increased 14.83 points or 1.12% with a trading value of 72 billion baht. The analyst stated that the Thai stock market moved positively in today’s session in response to the anticipation of the U.S. new stimulus package to be approved soon, while some medical companies advanced to their phase 3 vaccine trial.
As for the Thai market, the better-than-expected earnings of some listed companies such as TU and TKN also buoyed the market with high trading value.
After a holiday on August 12, 2020, the analyst expected SET Index on Thursday to trade between 1,330 points to 1,350 points.
– Local Institutions and Proprietary Trading bought back Thai shares totaling 1.6 billion baht to buoy SET Index nearly 15 points.