1.   Whiting said he considered it very unlikely another company would launch a counterbid, and said the broker downgraded water sector shares.

2.   Foreign investors poured money into financial sector shares.

3.   Hopes of a production cut from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries fueled some buying of oil stocks, although energy sector shares ended mostly down across the region.

4.   Financial sector shares generally rebounded strongly, although they failed to absorb all of the previous declines, brokers said.

5.   Dealers said there was strong purchasing of brokerage sector shares, ahead of scheduled earnings results later in the week.

6.   Dealers said trading was volatile as profit-taking was offset by short-term speculative buying, largely in financial sector blue chip shares and warrants.

7.   The SET lifted a one-day blanket suspension on the trading of bank and finance sector shares but said three finance companies would remain suspended.

8.   The Stock Exchange of Thailand Monday suspended trade in banking and finance sector shares pending an announcement by the central bank on measures concerning the liquidity of finance companies.

9.   Thai share prices posted marginal gains Wednesday as bargain hunting among banks and finance sector shares late in the session pulled the index off its lows, dealers said.