ThaiCapitalist Commentary
Notable Transactions: Buys: BGH again, from my understanding after talking with various market participants, K. Prasert wants to accumulate shares to ensure that he can still maintain shareholder control over the future of BGH Sells: TUF – the Chairman decides to a substantial amount of shares in the market PPC – Quite odd for directors […]
Read More →Ploy back with her latest thoughts, she pointed out something interesting that there has been little movement in the USD Index, oil prices, gold etc.. After last week’s rally, we thought everything was back on track. But, as it turned out yesterday, it is too early to celebrate the comeback of bullish market. Beside the […]
Read More →Its not often we get to read about Thailand in a non-negative way on Bloomberg. The Thai Government Pension Fund has decided to begin investing in assets in both the US and Europe. Just further evidence that Thailand no longer only looks inward. “The stagnate economic environment in the U.S. and Europe offers a great opportunity for […]
Read More →BCA had a recent comment on Thailand with the key points being: 1. No rationale for monetary easing in Thailand given inflationary pressures 2. Growth set to recover post-floods and substantial fiscal stimulus will ensure growth remains strong 3. Thai equity market is a Micro play not Macro and they recommend to underweight the market […]
Read More →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.    Â
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 →Another great writeup by my friend Roger Lee Huang who’s doing his thesis on Myanmar. Major changes are currently taking place in Myanmar. In little over a year, the nominally civilian government under President Thein Sein has introduced a series of liberal reforms leading to rapprochement with the West. The re-engagement with the broader international […]
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. Â :(Â 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 […]
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