Thailand’s SET Index closed at 1,618.82 points, increasing by 23.24 points or 1.46%, with a trading value of THB 60.08 billion. The analyst stated that the Thai stock market closed significantly higher due to buying interest in DELTA, as investors responded to the global uptrend in data centers and AI. This came after OpenAI debuted its latest AI model, GPT-6 Astra, which bolstered positive sentiment in the tech sector.
Furthermore, foreign buying in the Thai energy and telecommunications sector also boosted the Thai benchmark.
For tomorrow, the analyst expects the Thai bourse to potentially continue moving sideways-up, with key domestic catalysts including the 2027 budget consideration and the PDP 2026.
Thailand’s headline inflation rose 2.53% year-on-year in August 2026, up sharply from 1.95% in July, driven mainly by fuel prices that remain higher than a year ago. Meanwhile, core inflation reached 1.44%.
The Ministry of Commerce estimates third-quarter inflation will average around 2.37%, and if Middle East tensions persist, the fourth quarter could approach 2.7% — though the full-year forecast range of 1.5–2.5% remains unchanged.
President Donald Trump used a burst of Sunday posts on Truth Social to assert U.S. ownership of the moon and promote renaming New Mexico. He published about 40 messages over two hours that afternoon, mixing territorial claims and proposed name changes with AI-generated imagery.
