Foreigners Buoy SET to Close Almost Flat, Despite a Selloff from 3 Other Investors
The total value of buying and selling separated by investor's type as of February 5, 2019.
Foreign investors rescue SET with ฿362 million to close almost flat, fending selloff from proprietary trading, institutions and individuals.
SET closed the day almost flat, decreased by 0.53 points or 0.03% to 1,653.09 points with ฿25.3 billion in value. KTB Securities asserted that the market was not as lively as it used to be due to the closing of Chinese markets on the Chinese New Year. From the data, there was a selloff in the petrochemical sector after a constant hike for the past 2-3 days, while more investors put their money in the retail sector, seeing this behavior as a switching.