Market commentary on Thai stocks and the SET Index.
And so was that the end of the dump? Floods – done. Reasons to dump names that had run up this year – done. Kerfuffle @ the airport will be forgotten about. So … now…? Let’s see. Please give this Somtum Waffle a tip 🙏🧇 Leave a tip
Read More →Auto/EV — Thailand’s automotive production rose 10.93% y/y to 124,646 units in August, while domestic vehicle sales increased 25.59% y/y to 59,809 units. Passenger BEV sales surged 113.29% y/y to 19,721 units, highlighting the continued shift toward electrification. FTI reiterated its full-year 2026 vehicle-production target of 1.45mn units, saying flooding has so far caused limited […]
Read More →Politics — Thailand’s Constitutional Court is due to rule on Sep 28 on whether barcodes and QR codes used in the Feb. 8 general election compromised ballot secrecy by potentially allowing ballots to be linked back to individual voters. The key market risk is the possibility that the court finds the violation sufficiently serious to […]
Read More →FTSE Rebalance — FTSE changes take effect at today’s close. CPN moves from Large Cap to Mid Cap, while BTS, LH, SCCC and TU move from Mid Cap to Small Cap. Small Cap additions also include FTREIT and THAI, while BLAND, SPCG and TPIPP are deleted. Estimated notable passive inflows are THAI +THB2.3bn, TTB +THB1.4bn, […]
Read More →Why can’t my refineries and petchems trade a premium to BV like they used to pre-2014? Please give this Somtum Waffle a tip Leave a tip
Read More →Smart Grid – Electricity market moving toward decentralisation — EGAT, MEA, PEA, ERC and WHAUP are pushing grid modernisation as Thailand accommodates more renewables and distributed generation. TPA, Grid Code, wheeling charges and Smart Grid infrastructure will become increasingly important to enable private power trading and industrial access to green electricity. CP / Airport Rail […]
Read More →Co-pay scheme generates B70bn: Goal of the scheme is to stimulate consumer spending. Capital worth 70 billion baht circulated in the economy during the 3 1/2 months of the co-payment subsidy scheme, says the Finance Ministry. Bangkok Post Exports above expectations: Exports fared better than expected for the full year of 2020, contracting 6.1% from […]
Read More →So the Thai Government has done another wonderful job at shutting down the economies throughout the country yet again. Same playbook, trades are in, just wait. Commodity prices are still going up up up. And shipping has already moved a fair bit. No inflation you say? Look at Japan’s electricity prices this month due to […]
Read More →B400bn fund to steady corporate bond market : The Bank of Thailand (BoT) insisted yesterday the planned establishment of a 400-billion-baht corporate bond fund managed by itself is a necessary instrument in stabilising the corporate bond market amid concerns about possible interference from economic experts. Bangkok Post Coronavirus aid rejectees raise ruckus at ministry : […]
Read More →BBL shareholders approve the acquisition of PT Bank Permata TBK It’s going ahead – Shareholders have approved approved its plan to acquire all the shares in PT Bank Permata Tbk (BNLI). The deal is now expected to close in 2020 after BBL completes the transaction with Standard Chartered and PT Astra to acquire their combined 89.12% […]
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