SHARE prices closed off their lows yesterday as the financial impact of the military coup that overthrew Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's government appeared to be muted, dealers said.
Investors had initially feared that the political crisis in Thailand could trigger strong fallout in the financial markets but analysts and officials quickly downplayed the possibility of another 1997-98 style region-wide crisis.
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