US and Chinese economic figures cheer puntersRecap: Emerging market stocks were driven by strong economic readings across the globe, including Chinese factory activity and US payroll data. Institutional investors were net buyers of 16.2 billion baht and brokerage firms purchased 3.3 billion worth of shares. The British government has ditched coronavirus quarantine rules for travellers arriving from 75 countries including Thailand so that people can go on holiday, The Daily Telegraph reported. The European Union has moved to reopen its borders to visitors from 15 "safe" countries including Thailand, but not the United States, where new Covid-19 are spiking once again. They closed on Thursday at 60.50 baht in heavy trade worth 17.26 billion baht.

Source: Bangkok Post July 03, 2020 23:26 UTC