Bangkok--19 Dec--SET
Since the SET index has fallen by 74.06 or 10.14% from the previous day’s close, the SET announced trading haltall trading for 30 minutes from 11:29 to 11:59 hrs. The pre-open session will start at 11:49 hrs. and trading will resume as normal from 11:59 hrs. onwards.
According to SET's rule entitled Trading, Clearing, and Settlement of Securities in the Exchange B.E. 2542, if the SET index falls by 10% from the previous day's close, all trading in listed securities will be halted for 30 minutes.
Second stage: If the SET index falls by 20% from the previous day's close (i.e., another 10%), trading in all listed securities will be halted for one hour.