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Shin deal probe, political woes take toll on markets.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Ploy Chitsomboon

Feb. 3--Thai shares plunged 2.08 percent yesterday as investors sold off big-caps on growing political concerns after regulators began a probe into the 73.3-billion-baht sale of Shin Corp shares.

Analysts said that an anti-government rally planned for Saturday by media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul also weighed on the market mood.

The main Stock Exchange of Thailand index closed at 744.54 points, down 15.82 points, in trade worth 25.87 billion baht.

Investors cashed out of big caps including Bangkok Bank, Thailand's biggest bank, which fell 2.61 percent to 112 baht, and the industrial conglomerate Siam Cement, which ...

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