Indonesia, Thai Stock Outlooks Buffeted By Political Risk
Published on: Aug. 31, 2025, 10:47 p.m. | Source: NDTV Profit
Intensifying protests in Indonesia and the latest leadership upheaval in Thailand are ratcheting up political risk in the two largest emerging stock markets in Southeast Asia. Indonesia’s equity benchmark slid 1.5% on Friday, the biggest decline in the world among national gauges tracked by Bloomberg. Thailand’s 1.1% equity market retreat the same day also placed it among the most notable laggards.
