Thai shares close lower on sell-off across Asia amid inflation woes

BANGKOK (Thomson Financial) - Thai shares closed lower on Thursday as the market fell in line with a sell-off across Asia.

Concerns over high inflation driven by high oil prices as well as Thai political concerns dampened market sentiment.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index slipped 0.86 points or 0.11 percent to close at 790.80, while the blue-chip SET 50 index edged down 0.10 points to 566.04.

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