Research on Thai Markets in general and the SET Index
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 […]
Read More →With oil prices continuing its decline, the last sector holding up the market is gone, finito over. Many questions were asked over the weekend re how far will it drop..who knows..last time it was from the 70’s to 20’s, this time let’s see. Who benefits, well the names tossed out were ptg, tasco, epg, and […]
Read More →Listed companies reported 3Q18 total profit of Bt254bn, +22%YoY. 9M18 profit was Bt780bn, +11%YoY. (Kao Hoon, 19/11/18) Auto output at 63-month high. The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported on Tuesday that automotive output in October was the highest in 63 months, with a rise of 20.62%YoY to 197,203 units. The FTI’s automotive industry club […]
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