"In May 2002, securities trading reached 204,975.49 million baht in total, a rise from April 2002 of 25.70% or 41,904.01 million baht. In terms of volume, trading turnover was 16,607.27 million shares. The SET Index closed on May 31 at 407.96, up by 36.54 points or 9.84% from the previous month (which closed at 371.42). It reached its peak on May 29 at 409.11 which was the highest in the two-year period since May 2000."
The busiest broker was Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) Co., Ltd. with a total turnover value of 52,312.34 million baht, and the most actively traded securities were the warrants of Kiatnakin Finance Public Co., Ltd. (KK-W4), with a total turnover worth 6,875.82 million baht. The shares of Major Cineplex Public Co., Ltd., which only began trading on the bourse on May 23 - allowing for only seven days trading, ranked number six amongst the most actively trade securities in May 2002.
As regards securities trading on the MAI, in May 2002, total turnover reached 49,629,045 baht in value and 55,264,800 shares in volume, with the shares of Roynet Public Co., Ltd. (ROYNET) the most actively traded at 16,405,947 baht in total.