Reuters
BANGKOK, March 6 () - Asia Aviation, majority shareholder of budget airline Thai AirAsia, said on Wednesday that it would not proceed with an acquisition of shares in rival carrier Nok Airlines, sending Nok's shares down.
Nok's shares fell more than 12 percent and Asia Aviation's prices slid nearly 3 percent in the morning trading session.
Asia Aviation said in February that it was in talks to buy Nok shares, although Nok had said at the time that it was "not aware of any details in this respect".
Intense competition among budget airlines has led to quarterly losses since 2015 for Nok.
Asia Aviation owns 55 percent of Thai AirAsia, with the remainder held by Malaysia'sAirAsia Group Bhd.
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