BANGKOK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's stock investor confidence worsened in June due to domestic political uncertainty, international conflicts, and fund outflows, a survey showed on Tuesday.
The investor confidence index, which predicts market conditions over the next three months, stood at 58.45 last month, plunging from 110.36 in May to the "bearish" zone, according to the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FETCO).
Investor morale declined among all categories, with proprietary investors down 61.9 percent, foreign investors down 55.6 percent, institutional investors down 42.1 percent, and retail investors down 14.2 percent, the FETCO said in a statement.
The Thai capital market experienced high volatility in June as the local political situation fueled investor anxiety over the government's stability, along with border tensions with neighboring Cambodia and the Iran-Israel conflict, said FETCO Chairman Kobsak Pootrakool.
Kobsak told a news conference that the outcome of trade negotiations between the United States and its trading partners, coupled with geopolitical issues in the Middle East affecting oil prices and potentially impacting the global economy, are external factors to monitor.
Locally, a constitutional court order suspending Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra pending an ethics investigation could adversely affect the implementation of key economic policies and harm the private sector's long-term investment strategies, he said.
He noted that the Thai economic slowdown expected in the latter half of the year, driven by weakened exports and a decline in inbound tourists, was also a concern.
