Economics
Thai Stocks, Baht Drop From Three-Week Highs on Protest Blast
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Thailand’s benchmark stock index and the baht retreated from three-week highs after an explosion at an anti-government protest injured 31 in Bangkok.
A device that may have been a home-made bomb was thrown from an empty house close to where protesters were marching in the capital, according to the Bluesky television network, which is affiliated with the opposition Democrat party. The SET Index of domestic shares and the baht were still up for the week, having advanced as demonstrations lost momentum in Bangkok.