With the changes by the BOT regarding dividends I wouldn’t be surprised to see Banks moving over the coming months. Commodities are still rocking and rolling, though on why on earth PTTEP doesn’t move confounds me. Reopening theme (hotels, retailers etc etc) still in play, same playbook, if there’s no 4th/5th/6th wave it will continue. […]
Read More →FTSE raised Thai weighting by 0.01% to 0.59%, effective Friday June 18. FTSE All World: Adds: OR and SCGP; Increase in weighting: CBG; Cuts: BBL-R, PTT, SCC, CPALL, AOT, SCB, KBANK/F. FTSE Small Cap: Adds: KEX. FTSE Micro: Adds: JR, NEX, NRF, RT, SA, SO. No deletions.
Read More →AOT said 31 international airlines give nods to inbound flights on Phuket sandbox begins July 1. Comment: I still hold to the viewpoint that we’ll see a parabolic rise in travelers. Slow at first and then boom. IVL completed acquisition of rPET assets of CarbonLite Holding and its subsidiary in Texas, taken charge of the […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 264 mn KBANK – Ohh a family member decided to buy some shares – though I should note, that KBANK is no longer dominated by 1 shareholder family anymore, unlike SCB and BAY. PLANET – Rather strange share price movements and shareholder transaction in this name over the past 3-6 months. […]
Read More →Govt injects B2.8bn for domestic vaccine development push: The government has allocated more than 2.8 billion baht to support Covid-19 vaccine research and development and push for Thailand to be a regional hub for vaccine production. Bangkok Post Association of Domestic Travel (ADT) has urged Government to speed up the launch of the Tour Teaw […]
Read More →CHG raised holding in Mae Sot Hospital to 90% from 80%. BAFS expects 2% aviation fuel sales growth this year, plans Bt700m acquisition of 13MW solar PP oversea, sees 2H recovery from contribution of recently acquired 34.4mw solar projects bought from PDI in March. LALIN kick-off pre-sales 2 SDH projects next week total Bt1.05b, firms […]
Read More →AMATA keeps full year land sales >400 acres after logged 122 acres 1Q21 from Thailand & Vietnam IE, 60% out of Bt1.82b backlog will be transfer this year, expects booking pick up 2H as Covid eased. Comment: Basically they won’t see any pre-covid levels of sales until 2023 at the earliest. COLOR embarks into renewable […]
Read More →DOD to import 10 hemp species from the US by end of June or early Jule, 4-5 months from planting to harvesting, and into products by 4Q21. Comment: I do find it ridiculous that Thailand doesn’t ensure an organic internal system, but that’s because of the usual structure of the country with interests controlling parts […]
Read More →KBANK-R : buying of NVDR is allowed again from today after take-up rate fell to 22.81% yesterday, following a massive NVDR outflows past 2 days from MSCI deletion, but do not expect MSCI to add back on soon, as the headroom is small, unless the Central Bank allows NVDR room to increase to 30-35% as […]
Read More →AOT: Thai Smile to resume Phuket-Hong Kong route, 4 weekly flights (Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Sunday) from July 2. Comment: Initial travelers are going to be all over the local news, and then disappointment will set in as the figures are lower than expected, and then it will ramp up faster than the infrastructure can manage. BAM sees 2Q turnaround […]
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