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BANGKOK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's headline inflation increased further in September, mainly due to rising fuel costs amid escalating Middle East tensions and higher food prices, official data showed on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.82 percent last month compared to a year earlier, accelerating from a 2.53-percent gain in August and registering the strongest reading since April, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The September figure brings inflation closer to the upper bound of the central bank's 1 percent to 3 percent target range. Core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food and energy prices, climbed 1.50 percent year on year in September, quickening from a 1.44-percent rise in the previous month. For the first nine months of 2...

BANGKOK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's stock investor confidence weakened in September as international conflicts and volatility in the baht currency weighed on market sentiment, a survey showed on Tuesday. The investor confidence index, which predicts market conditions over the next three months, stood at 148.72 in September, down from 165.89 in the August survey and retreating to the "bullish" zone, according to the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FETCO). Investor morale declined across all categories, with retail investors down 4.1 percent, proprietary investors down 11.6 percent, domestic institutional investors down 9.8 percent, and foreign investors down 12.5 percent, the FETCO said in a statement. Despite the downtrend, investors saw fund inflows as the strong...

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Thailand’s headline inflation up 2.82 pct in September-Xinhua

Thailand’s stock investor confidence weakens in September-Xinhua