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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has unveiled a three-year strategic plan focused on improving its trade monitoring system and enhancing the competitiveness of the Thai capital market as it seeks to handle an expected increase in stock trading this year.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has revamped its securities trading rules to suit current business conditions and support new trading systems that will be launched in the first quarter of this year.

The Association of Securities Companies (Asco) and its members have proposed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adjust the regulations regarding stock manipulation in the aftermath of the More Return Plc (MORE) scandal.

More Return Plc (MORE) shares plunged to a new price floor shortly after the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) resumed trade of the stock on Monday, with the bourse warning the price could continue to slide.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has prepared three mechanisms to help listed firms achieve their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended Asia Wealth Securities Co (AWS) from doing business as of yesterday for alleged use of clients' money to pay for share settlements without their consent.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) on Monday indefinitely suspended More Return Plc (MORE) after noticing irregular trading practices, asking the company for an explanation and requesting brokers take additional measures to monitor trade of the company's shares.

RECAP: Asian shares jumped yesterday as slowing US inflation and an easing of some Chinese Covid quarantine rules triggered a relief rally. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed as much as 3.5%, on track for its best weekly gain since April 2020.

Roughly 154 billion baht in foreign capital has flowed into the Thai stock market since the beginning of the year, as foreign investors view the country's stock market as a safe haven among global peers, says the head of the bourse.

Even as Thailand continues on its path to economic recovery in the fourth quarter, buoyed by tourism and domestic consumption, businesses are still unnerved by pressing challenges, including high inflation, a weaker baht, surging energy prices and flooding, which could hamper the rebound.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and state-owned Krungthai Bank (KTB) are launching fractional depositary receipts (DRx), a tool that can help investors buy a part of leading global companies such as Apple and Tesla Inc.