Individual sector indices were moving mostly upward, with the biggest gains Travel & Recreation, up 2.25 percent, and Financial Services, up 1.53 percent.
The biggest losses were in Telecoms, down 0.88 percent, and Health, down 0.57 percent.
The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.78 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.58 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.40 percent.
Of the stocks traded, 38 were up, 26 were down, and 22 were unchanged.
ANA-MPA