B400bn necessary for rehabilitation : With exports and tourism likely to slow until early next year because of the coronavirus crisis, Thailand desperately needs to inject 400 billion baht worth of spending slated for economic and social rehabilitation by June, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. Bangkok Post Auto lenders post marginal loan growth : […]

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ASEFA: announcement of share buyback up to 35m shares or 6.36% of paid-up under Bt 120m budget from May 21 until November 20,20. Comment: Another sharebuyback!  AWC, TOA, KTC may be added in to MSCI Standard Index upcoming announcement on May 12, tabloid. FLOYD: signed 2 construction contracts for HMPRO & BJC total Bt 163.17m. […]

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BPP and TTW may be added to SET50 for 2H20, and ACE, TVO, WHAUP, DOHOME, SIRI, RBF, SISB to SET100, while BBL may be added to MSCI Standard, Tabloid. GGC reports 1Qnp at Bt238m, +984% yoy vs Bt228m estimate, thanks to reformulated biodiesel to B10 from B7 effective January 1, will scale back methyl ester […]

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And now the fun starts. 1Q earnings are continuing to be released for Thai companies/region/world. Economies are going to begin opening up. What is currently being priced into the markets/sectors/names? Hope? Reality? Will there be a disappointing in how slow the economy opens up? Several businesses are gone, salaries are lost, debt has been accumulated. […]

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CHG reaffirms 10% revenue growth target after securing more SSO’s patients. Comment: The hospitals that aren’t focused on foreign customers are now the safer players.  DELTA sees higher revenue from abroad after US & EU ease lockdown, maintained 5-10% revenue growth target, tailwind from weak THB boost earnings. Comment: That is impressive. INET will branch […]

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SME soft loans open for applications: Commercial banks to relay customer list to BoT. On Monday, the Bank of Thailand plans to kick off applications for the 500-billion-baht soft loan scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the coronavirus, with banks expected to start taking out the loans from the central bank late […]

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AOT expects 92 flights on reopening May 1, psx remains low at 3-4kpd, no plans to cut airport tax. LPN: SSO cut holding by 0.2383% to 4.9791% of total outstanding last Fri (Apr 24), SEC filing. MAKRO upbeats 2Q earnings following debut of mobile app to boost online sales, expects e-commerce continue to grow amid […]

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AWC, KTC, TOA are expected to be added to MSCI Global Standard to be announced May 12, tabloid. BA to resume domestic flights on May 15, starting with 2 flights to and from Samui daily. Comment: The samui monopoly (okok market leader) begins. BTS will increase trains frequency to avoid overcrowded on lockdown easing starts […]

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