Market commentary on Thai stocks and the SET Index.
This following the opening of Laos stock market. I’m looking forward to seeing the growth coming from the Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Mynamar markets for the next 10-20 years, as Thailand will only stand to benefit from those frontier markets “I think we are now in the cycle for these four Asean markets to emerge […]
Read More →The SET continued its mild correction last week. Why are things feeling wobbly here? 1. Valuations are high, 2.) news about a “slowing” Chinese economy, 3.) Euro debt (Spain again this time) and 4.) fears of liquidity drying up in global markets.
Read More →Notable Transactions: Buys BANPU – The major shareholders decide that the drop in the share price is unwarranted and buy THB 35 mn worth of shares SGP – The CEO accumulates THB 21mn worth of shares Sells RS – The Chairman unloads THB 12 mn TUF – Now this is interesting, a director that sells […]
Read More →Latest thoughts from Ploy, she warned us of the current market pullback last week, lets see what she has to say going forward. I feel like an egg I hunted during Easter has hatched and turned into a T-rex. 🙁 The SET is showing a negative signal at this key resistance. Combining with some other […]
Read More →The market continued into its slight downward trend b/c of issues surrounding China’s slowing growth, Europe debt crisis coming back into headlines with the recent Spanish bond issue and the US’s. More than anything else we think valuations are high, mid-teens, and foreign fund flow has been extremely strong into Thailand in the past two […]
Read More →Notable transactions: Buys: BANPU – Directors continue to buy shares in their company despite all the hullabaloo around Indonesia BGH – The President continues to buy more shares! NMG – Big lot transactions (both buy/sell) in Nation Multimedia Group representing close to 5% of total shares outstanding. Perhaps new shareholders looking at a way for the […]
Read More →Several notable transactions have happened in the past week: Buys: 2S – The CEO purchased a big lot during the week worth Bt 23 mn BGH – A director on the board somehow amassed nearly Bt 300 mn worth of shares Sells: Global – A director decided to unload Bt 23 mn worth of warrants […]
Read More →Our chartist Ploy is back with her latest thoughts on the US dollar Index, DJIA, SET Index and the impact of foreign fund flows on the SET Index. The SET stalled within 1,190-1,200 range last week, but this week, it is likely that the tumble in the US dollar index may help prop the SET […]
Read More →The SET begun to trade sideways last week as news out of China depressed several sectors in the Thai market, specifically the resources sector as commodities pulled back slightly. Telcos are still keeping the market up high on its lofty perch, with high dividend yields and the likelihood for 3G to finally be awarded later […]
Read More →Given that the market has begun to waver around the 1,200 point over the past week and with foreign fund flows slowing slightly we have to ask, should the SET Index continue to be so bullish? Brokerage houses are now upping their targets for the SET Index this year, others are starting to place targets […]
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