The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index ended January, 2016 at 1,300.98 points, up one percent from end-2015 and outperforming other exchanges in the region. Although the overall market sentiment was affected by concerns about slowing Chinese economic growth and the crude oil prices which settled below $30 a barrel which was the lowest in 12 years, but the investment mood was cushioned by the fact that The Federal Reserve tended to keep interest rates unchanged and The Bank of Japan sets the interest rate at minus 0.1 percent for the first time.
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