Updates
The market continues to rally on the back of the US fiscal policy (although now its turning the other way) and continued fund flow from LTF’s. There’s not much more time left for the year and soon enough funds/research houses will begin to talk about the “January Effect”
Read More →BAY Japan company wins bid for BAY — Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc won the BAY’s bid from GE Capital International Holding Corporation. BAY will announce the official result to the SET on Dec 26, 2012. (Khao Hoon, 24/12/12) Comment: I can believe this story far more than any of the Malaysian bank rumours, […]
Read More →Summary of the past week’s key events Positive(s) Thai Nov car exports exceed 100,000 units Japan held elections last weekend which saw the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) come to power with an overwhelming victory. LDP’s Shinzo Abe is expected to replace prime minister Yoshihiko Noda and had campaigned promising more monetary and fiscal stimulus. BoJ […]
Read More →CK Sale of TTW stake gives huge one-time-gain; good news already priced in — CK’s Board of Directors approved the sale of 11% of its holding in TTW at Bt7.55/sh to BECL. This is subject to shareholders approval, with meeting scheduled on Feb 5th. Comment: It’s a Bt3.3bn transaction, CK will be left with 19% […]
Read More →DNA To trade on MAI next week — DNA will trade on MAI on 21st December 2012. Management said the company’s strength lies in its strong leadership in the home entertainment – movie and music – business. The company currently has 1,432 branches and aims to take number one market share by using the money […]
Read More →BANPU May not make provisions for lawsuit — BANPU may not set provisions for lawsuit by Siva after the Laos government found that BANPU has the right to terminate the contract with Mr. Siva. Management expects this case to take years before a decision is made. (Khao Hoon, 14/12/12) BTS BTS plans US$1.5bn IPO for […]
Read More →JAS To cut shares on issue — JAS will submit its capital decrease issue to the board tomorrow (12 Dec) via the repurchase of 106.85mn shares. This will increase its earnings per share by Bt0.30/share based on projected profits of Bt2 bn in 2012. JAS is also a candidate to be added to the SET50 […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s): SAUCE – A director buys a sizable stake @ THB 60 mn Sell(s): N/A
Read More →Slightly skewed data given that this time last year the floods were all over Thailand and coming towards BKK but still, sales up 233% up to 142,839 units, the details are as follows: Passenger cars accounted for 72,211 units, up 263.7 per cent Commercial vehicles which include 1-tonne pickups stood at 70,628 units or up […]
Read More →A quick summary of the week’s events Positive(s) US Sept Retail Sales rise more than expected almost across the board UK unemployment falls to 7.9%, lowest since June ’11 with claims down in Sept Automotive sector continues to boom w/ production @ 280k units in September, highest in the history of Thailand. 3G auction finally […]
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