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Oct. 3--SEAMICO TOPS BROKERAGE TABLE: Seamico Securities led local brokers in September with 21.1 billion baht worth of securities traded or 9.61 percent of total market turnover, the Stock Exchange of Thailand said yesterday.
Ranked second was ABN Amro Asia Securities (8.79 percent ), followed by Kim Eng Securities (7.41 percent ) JF Thanakom (7.33 percent ), Yuanta, KGI S-One, Capital Nomura, National Securities, Adkinson Securities and Merrill Lynch Phatra.
Trade totalled 11.4 billion shares valued at 109.95 billion baht. Turnover fell 36.23 percent from August, due mainly to weakened sentiment following the Sept 11 attacks on the United States, said SET president Kittiratt Na Ranong.
Foreign investors purchased a total of 22.75 billion baht in securities, or 20.7 percent of total turnover, and sold 20.7 billion baht or 18.83 percent of all sales. Local institutions purchased 5.33 billion baht in securities or 4.83 percent , and sold 6.34 billion baht, or 5.77 percent .
Individual investors' purchases totalled 81.86 billion baht or 74.45 percent , with sales of 82.89 billion baht or 75.39 percent .
The most active stock was BankThai at 4.3 billion baht or 5.56 percent of total turnover, followed by PTT Exploration and Production at 5.18 percent and Thai Farmers Bank at 4.52 percent.
SHARE BUYBACK APPROVAL IMMINENT: Listed companies are likely to be allowed to buy back shares under recently approved legislation by next week, Deputy Minister of Commerce Suvarn Valaisathien said yesterday.