Thai stocks closed down 12.41 points, pressured by selling on DELTA shares. Speculation suggests tomorrow's trading will likely be sideways as investors await the results of the Federal Reserve meeting.

Thai stocks closed today, September 15th, at 1,578.66 points, down 12.41 points, with a trading value of 75,788 million baht. The main pressure came from DELTA due to its specific factors. Although other stock sectors recovered somewhat, the gains were limited. The market is awaiting the results of the Fed meeting and the Dot Plot to assess the direction of interest rates.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index on September 15 closed at 1,578.66 points, down 12.41 points (-0.78%). Trading value was 75,788.08 million baht. Foreigners net sold 66.95 million baht. Funds net sold 416.55 million baht.

Today, there were 13 securities traded in 18 big lot transactions. VIH had the highest value at 1,193.81 million baht, with an average price of 9.50 baht per share.

Mr. Nattapol Khamthakrue, Assistant Managing Director of Securities Analysis at Yuanta Securities (Thailand), revealed the overall picture of the Thai stock market today. The index declined mainly due to heavy selling of DELTA shares related to the parent company's convertible bond issuance. While other stock sectors began to show some recovery, excluding the impact of DELTA shares, the SET index moved into positive territory.

DELTA had 5 big lot transactions today, totaling 2.65 million shares at an average price of 245.77 baht, with a total value of 652.098 million baht.

The sectors that supported and led the market today were energy and petrochemical stocks, boosted by rising crude oil prices. However, the overall market's upside is limited as investors await the results of the Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting mid-week, with the market anticipating a rate hike.

Tomorrow's (September 16, 2569) market outlook : The market is expected to remain sideways while awaiting the results of the Fed meeting this evening, and monitoring key economic data, including the Fed's policy interest rate projections (Dot Plot). Support levels are seen at 1,570 – 1,575 points, and resistance is at 1,585 points.

5 securities with the highest trading value

• DELTA Trading value 14,577.25 million baht, closed at 233.00 baht, down 19.00 baht
• PTT trading value 4,721.24 million baht, closed at 42.50 baht, an increase of 0.50 baht.
• HANA trading value 3,689.63 million baht, closed at 51.25 baht, an increase of 2.75 baht.
• KBANK trading value 3,565.43 million baht, closed at 252.00 baht, increased by 1.00 baht
• KTB trading value 2,507.45 million baht, closed at 44.60 baht, an increase of 0.25 baht.

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