MAKRO SET to probe Siam Makro trades —The SET will investigate trading that preceded the announcement of the country’s largest takeover bid, the purchase of discount wholesaler Siam Makro Plc (MAKRO) by 7-Eleven chain operator CP All Plc (CPALL). Siam Makro’s shares rose 30% in the six trading sessions before CP All’s US$6.6bn bid was […]
Read More →BGH BGH plans hospital in Chinatown — Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BGH), Thailand’s largest hospital group, is to invest 700-750 million baht to set up a new hospital in Bangkok’s Chinatown aiming to tap into affluent ethnic Chinese and Indian residents. The investment includes 30-year rental and renovation costs for two old buildings, one […]
Read More →BBL BBL gets into auto lending with specific loans for first car buyers — Even though Bangkok Bank is not ready to enter the hire-purchase (lease-to-own) business, it has developed a product called Bualuang Poonphol for First Car to help it become more familiar with the car-loan market. “We are learning about the auto-loan market […]
Read More →BTS Interim DPS at Bt0.18 from 3QFY13 earnings — After an initial DPS of Bt0.163/share on earnings in Apr-Sep 12 (1HQFY13), BTS announced a second interim DPS of Bt0.18 (XD on May 2), based on earnings in Oct-Dec 12 (3QFY13). Comment. Only an interim dividend, analysts have been saying that a special divvy may be […]
Read More →BTS First trading day for BTSGIF— The infrastructure fund begins trading today, April 19. Comment: well this was the easiest trade this year, I don’t expect that much more upside in the stock, unless they come out with a massive dividend. TRUE TrueVisions screens turn blank Friday morning — TrueVisions screens will turn blank on […]
Read More →KTB changes tack to focus on fees — State-owned Krungthai Bank (KTB) is focusing more on high-yielding retail banking and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans in order to boost non-interest income, underscoring the fierce competition in these segments among big banks. Thailand’s second-largest lender by assets targets retail and SME loans of 60% of […]
Read More →Thailand Purple Line readies for 2016 debut pending cabinet OK — The long delayed Purple Line mass transit project ids expected to be operational by 2016 as the operating and maintenance contract is expected to be approved by the cabinet after Songkran, says BMCL. The construction of the 16-km route is halfway done, said BMCL […]
Read More →Sells > Buys; 5.6 bn vs 1.3bn Buys- AH, BANPU, BGH, BLAND, EPCO, GFM, JUTHA, KCE, PS, SIRI, TICON, TONHUA, TPIPL, TTA, TVI Sells – AMATA, BGH, BTS, GFM, KK, NWR, OFM, PPC, PS, SAMART, SCC, SIRI, TCC, TFI, TICON, TPIPL, TUF, VIBHA Note: All mentioned tickers have values of THB 20 mn in transactions […]
Read More →CPF unaffected by China flu — CPF said the spread of a new bird flu virus strain in China and Vietnam has not affected the company’s businesses there. CPF funs feed mills in China and in Vietnam it focuses on pig and shrimp farms, said president and CEO Adirek Sripratak on Tuesday. He also said […]
Read More →KBANK sells Bt8bn mortgages to free up funds — KBANK has sold mortgages worth Bt8bn to SME to free up funds for more lending and eliminate the need to raise capital. KBANK believes the asset sale will allow it to lend more to homebuyers at its current capital adequacy level and will also generate a […]
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