STI up +1.9% to close at 3179.48, 3.6 billion shares, trade worth S$1.72 billion.

SET up +3.14% to close at 1445.11, 10 billion shares, trade worth 55.11 billion baht (about S$2.25 billion).

Rally across Asia. Summers has withdrawn his Fed chairman candidacy, with Janet the frontrunner now. Syria deal struck. US industrial production rose in August by the most in six months, etc etc. Read the rest here.

Lets toast to the exit of Summers and possible winner Janet Yellen. It seems so nonsensical that just because someone has a bias towards a certain method, any small action or event involving his influence can move the market like that.

Back to Asia;

Notable movements today;
TRUE Corp is up +14.48% to close at 8.30 baht.
Krung Thai Bank is up +6.53% to close at 21.20 baht.
Thai Bev ......