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Thailand Now Has the World’s Worst Stock Market

By Anuchit Nguyen

 

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Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

 

Rising coronavirus cases in Thailand dimmed the outlook for a quick rebound in tourism, sending the nation’s equities benchmark to rank as the world’s worst performer.

 

Thailand’s SET Index’s 5.1% slump on Wednesday, most in six years, came after the government said confirmed cases of the virus rose by three to 40, fueling fears of a wider spread. The benchmark gauge’s 14% decline this year, the most among the world’s key equity indexes, has also plunged it into a bear market from a recent high.

 

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The virus outbreak hit tourism-reliant Thailand particularly hard because Chinese tourists, its biggest source of foreign visitors, have all but vanished. Income from tourism, accounting for about fifth of the economy, tumbled last month. That’s exacerbated the effects of a severe drought, a delay in the government’s budget and an export slump in Southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy.

 

Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-27/thailand-sinks-to-world-s-worst-stock-market-as-tourism-smashed

 

-- Bloomberg 2020-02-27

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46 minutes ago, 30la said:

Is this the beginning of the fall of the Thai "EMPIRE" ???

No, storm in a teacup, once corona gets the same treatment as influenza and this silly panic dies down teflon Thailand will rise from the ashes, of course the the students who are awakening from their lethargy could prolong and even exacerbate the situation, all previous unrest arises from the students (a worldwide phenomena) the government ignores them at their peril. Anything that lowers the Baht has my approval though.

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18 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Told you so Thailand.

But it ain't just the Coronavirus causing problems!! There are many more Asian Countries with worse virus.

Thailand your economy is in free fall!! Soon the Baht will crash!! Yeah Yeah!! ????????????????

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8 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Indeed. Guess many posters see this headline and get dizzy with excitement at the chance to knock Thailand. They should check out how other stock markets are doing!

Check how other stock markets are doing you ask?

Well.......they are all doing better than Thailand's.

Thats why Thailands stock market is described as the worst.

Your junta is <deleted>.

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