Thai shares open 0.78 per cent higher

Thai stocks gained 5.44 points or 0.78 per cent when the market was open for trading Wednesday morning.
The composite index of the Stock Exchange of Thailand rose to 699.51 at 10:03 am with a trading value of Bt866.68 million.
The blue-chip SET50 rose 4.36 points or 0.89 per cent to 491.56.
The top five active stocks were BANPU, TCAP, PTT, CPF and CIMBT.
The Nation