Following the decision of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) to implement temporary measures for overseeing the trading situations of securities and futures contracts for a period of four days, starting from 8 April 2025,
Mrs. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, Secretary-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said: “This action is based on the authority granted by the SET and TFEX regulations, which have been approved by the SEC Board and the Capital Market Supervisory Board (CMSB) to address incidents that could impact the markets. This allows the SET and TFEX to implement temporary measures to align with respective situations. The SEC has been working closely and continuously with the SET and TFEX. We believe these measures will help reduce market volatility, which will subsequently benefit the overall capital market. The SEC will continue monitoring and collaborating with the SET and TFEX to assess the situations and the impacts of these temporary measures, as well as the overall situation moving forward.”
In response to heightened market turbulence triggered by the latest round of U.S. tariff measures announced by President Donald Trump, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) have announced temporary measures to stabilize trading activities and protect investors during April 8–11, 2025.
The SET Board, in an emergency meeting held on April 7, 2025, approved a set of temporary rules aimed at reducing price swings and allowing investors more time to process information and make informed decisions. TFEX has also aligned with SET by introducing corresponding measures for the derivatives market.
Key Temporary Measures (Effective April 8–11, 2025):
Ceiling & Floor Adjustment
- The daily price movement limits (Ceiling/Floor) will be reduced by half:
- For common stocks and investment units on SET and mai: from ±30% to ±15%.
- For foreign shares: from ±60% to ±30%.
- For equity-based products on TFEX, including Index Futures, Options, Sector Futures, and Single Stock Futures: from ±30% to ±15%.
- These changes do not apply to Depositary Receipts (DR) or DRx.
