# Investors cut Thailand loose as protests cloud recovery | Financial Post

> Thai stocks fell 2% to a six-month low after police used water cannons on anti-government protesters in Bangkok. Analysts warned the baht could sell off as political risk escalates.

- Date: 2020-10-19 · published 2020-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50881-investors-cut-thailand-loose-as-protests-cloud-recovery-financial-post
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Political unrest raises the risk of baht weakness, which can lift USD/THB and affect Thai feed and poultry import costs, though the direct grain price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bullish ▲

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/investors-cut-thailand-loose-as-protests-cloud-recovery

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