Thousands pray for Thai king as markets recover


BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands arrived in buses to pray outside a Bangkok hospital on Friday for the swift recovery of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a day after concerns about his health sparked the biggest slide in a year in Thai stock prices.

As Thais queued up to sign get-well books at Siriraj Hospital, where the world's longest-reigning monarch has spent the past 27 days, investors returned to Thailand's bourse, lured by bargains in a market that has jumped more than 50 percent this year. Thai stocks ended the day up 3.5 percent.

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