Thailand’s SET Index closed at 1,250.07 points, decreased 6.78 points or 0.54%, with a trading value of THB 40.16 billion. The analyst stated that the Thai market declined due to selling pressure from DELTA following a downward trend in global tech stocks.
Furthermore, the lack of supporting factors caused the market to move relatively flat.
The analyst recommends investors closely monitor the U.S. inflation figure, slated to come out tonight.
China has moved to carve out the southern island province of Hainan for separate customs processing, part of a broader push to attract foreign investment and demonstrate eligibility for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Beijing has sharply criticized the United States for what it describes as “bullying” tactics toward Venezuela, following President Donald Trump’s recent order for a comprehensive blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers moving in and out of the South American nation.
The United States has authorized its largest-ever arms package to Taiwan, amounting to $11.15 billion, as the island faces mounting military pressure from China and intensifying diplomatic friction between Beijing and Tokyo.
The deal falls within the framework of Taiwan’s $40 billion supplementary defense budget announced by President Lai Ching-te in November.
In a primetime televised address from the White House, President Trump announced a special initiative to send over one million U.S. military personnel a “warrior dividend” of $1,776 each.
In the same address, Trump also remarked that 2026 will be “the largest tax refund season of all time,” attributing this to the tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)
