RECAP: Asian stocks rose yesterday while the US dollar held near a six-week high and oil prices rose, though conflicting messages on the Iran talks kept investors guessing and capped gains.The Thai index moved sideways up on Friday, as investors opted to stay on the sidelines to await more positive updates from the Middle East over the weekend.
The SET index moved in a range of 1,509.26 and 1,542.25 points this week, before closing yesterday at 1,538.67, up 1.4% from the previous week, with daily turnover averaging 57.69 billion baht.
Retail investors were net buyers of 2.14 billion baht, followed by brokerage firms at 1.12 billion and institutional investors at 432.58 million. Foreign investors were net sellers of 3.68 billion.
NEWSMAKERS: Iran is reviewing the latest US proposal to end the nearly three-month war, state media reported. President Donald Trump said he's willing to wait "a couple of days" for a response.
US House Republican leaders scrapped a vote to restrict the president's ability to conduct military strikes on Iran, after it became clear they lacked enough votes to defeat it.
