Global shares stall amid China growth worriesRecap: Global shares struggled near record highs on Friday as concerns over slowing China growth and a resurgence of the pandemic in Europe stalled a widespread equity market rally. The SET index moved in a range of 1,635.22 and 1,656.27 points this week before closing yesterday at 1645.06, up 0.68% from the previous week, in daily turnover averaging 83.75 billion baht. Institutional investors were net buyers of 3 billion baht and brokerage firms bought 1.22 billion baht. Retail investors were net sellers of 2.23 billion baht and foreign investors offloaded 1.98 billion baht worth of shares. The economy contracted 0.3% in the third quarter, reflecting the impact of Covid curbs, compared with 7.6% year-on-year growth in the second quarter.

Source: Bangkok Post November 20, 2021 03:38 UTC