Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
Public bus fares to rise from Jan 21. Fares for buses serving Bangkok will rise next month by at least one baht and interprovincial buses will charge 10% more to help operators cover rising fleet costs. (Bangkok Post, 14/12/18) FTA, GSP use rises sharply. The utilization rate of free-trade agreement (FTA) privileges and the Generalized […]
Read More →And finally the energy sector has its turn to drop thanks to the incredible low bid by PTTEP for the two oil blocks. Perhaps finally the disconnect between PTTEP’s share price and oil prices will converge (in english – PTTEP drop’s another 20%) Now if the BOT does increase interest rates will the prop funds/REITs […]
Read More →French PM to detail Macron’s measures to appease ‘yellow vests’ The French government will Tuesday try to convince lawmakers and the public that President Emmanuel Macron’s speech met the demands of the “yellow vest” movement, even as many demonstrators said they were disappointed and vowed to press on with their protest. (AFP, 11/12/18) Beijing ‘offers […]
Read More →And so the weakness continues…Oil prices can’t seem to recover even with OPEC deciding to do another cut. And the pre-election rally isn’t happening because there still isn’t a set firm date for the elections. It’s going to be a tepid finish to the year.
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 94 mn OSP – Family buys back some shares in the market Sell(s) THB 102 mn JKN – Another block sale by the founder to the owner of BCH Plc
Read More →BoT says GDP growth could fall short. The Bank of Thailand has turned more pessimistic on this year’s economic growth, saying risks to its 4.4% forecast are tilted to the downside. Economic growth this year could be dampened by weak exports and tourism. (Bangkok Post, 01/12/18) Improving rice prices. Department of Foreign Trade says 11-month […]
Read More →And so that quick news on China and the US not fighting much over trade anymore gave the market a fantastic bounce. I’ve always said that the best rallies happen during bear markets, and this is no exception…
Read More →Well here you go. Are these ridiculously high levels? For Thailand yes, compared to the region i.e. Indonesia and Malaysia where it reaches ~40% then no. But does it make sense when the USD offers higher yields than THB? To which one ponders, are the buyers just regionally focused and therefore have to put capital […]
Read More →And he’s back with his latest commentary that covers both the bullish (earnings growth, valuations) and bear (politics) elements facing the market today, several great points are made. As usual here’s some snippets and a link to the rest of the article. For these reasons I thought the equity market would have to go through […]
Read More →Prayut to use S44 to settle weed patents. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is preparing to use Section 44 to settle contentious requests to patent marijuana extracts, which has sparked concern it could set back plans to develop them for medical purposes. (Bangkok Post, 27/11/18) MPI up 4% last month. The manufacturing production index in October […]
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