Emerging markets: Thai stocks edge higher despite new Covid-19 wave as most Asean stocks were muted due to virus worries


SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters): Thai stocks edged 0.3% higher, even as the government shuttered parks, gyms and cinemas in Bangkok, the epicentre of the latest wave of infections, as Thailand reported yet another daily record of 15 virus deaths.

Asian stocks especially in Sout-East Asia posted small moves and currencies were flat on Tuesday, as a surge in coronavirus cases in the region and the US Federal Reserve's meeting this week keep investors on edge.

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