LONDON (Alliance News) - Aberdeen New Thai Investment Trust PLC Wednesday reported a negative 20.3% return on its net asset value, but that was better than a 22.1% drop in its benchmark, the Stock Exchange of Thailand Index, over the six months ended August 31.
The company's net asset value per share on August 31 was 448.48 pence, down from 569.58 pence on February 28.
The trust made a GBP24.2 million loss on ordinary activities after taxation. For the same period last year it made a GBP8.3 million return.
The trust's shares were Wednesday quoted at 435.8 pence, up 0.4%.
By Samuel Agini; samagini@alliancenews.com; @samuelagini
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