21.   In Bangkok, declines on regional bourses and a weaker baht currency continued to hurt sentiment and forced a sell-off in banking and finance stocks.

22.   Part of the profit gain is also attributable to the weaker baht during the first two months of the year.

23.   Some authorities have commented that the interest rate might come down which some investors have taken as a signal for a weaker baht, an analyst said.

24.   The weaker baht could cause prices of imported goods to rise.

25.   He said the weaker baht was also a negative factor, keeping foreign investors sidelined on the foreign exchange risk.

26.   A weaker baht reduces the value of Thai shareholdings for foreign investors.

27.   Kasem said investors were too worried about the weaker baht to begin bargain hunting at this point.