Thai markets barely avoided a 12th consecutive day of losses Monday as the country's worsening political crisis provokes what has become a record-setting rout in shares and the national currency.For two months now, protesters have taken to Thailand's streets demanding a change in government. The lengthy series of demonstrations is expected to reach new heights of disruption next Monday, when protest leaders plan to "shut down" Bangkok in hopes of pushing out a political leadership they consider irredeemably corrupt.