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Flood relief hurts listed banking firms
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/08/2024
» The government's flood relief measures will hurt the banking and non-banking sectors on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), while companies related to home repairs should benefit, say analysts.
Listed firms' profits up 9.7% in H1
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/08/2024
» Net profits of listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand surged 9.7% year-on-year in the first half of 2024 to 519 billion baht as sales grew 6.3% over the period to 8.96 trillion baht, buoyed by a significant recovery in tourism and rising oil prices.
Digital token investment a hot topic
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/08/2024
» Nineteen companies, mostly real estate and software businesses, have informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about their interest in mobilising funding through investment tokens under the Digital Asset Act.
Securities and Exchange Commission rejigs criteria of bond representatives
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/08/2024
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revised the qualification criteria of bond representatives, requiring them to have a registered capital of at least 25 million baht and allowing crowdfunding firms to act as bond representatives in addition to other financial institutions.
Crypto here to stay
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 19/08/2024
» Amid a global economic slowdown and geopolitical risks, cryptocurrencies are making a comeback, ranking among the world's top-performing assets in the first seven months of 2024 along with Nvidia, one of the "Magnificent 7" tech stocks on the US stock exchange.
Investor confidence index turns bearish in July
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 07/08/2024
» The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations's (Fetco) Investor Confidence Index (ICI) retreated to the bearish zone last month, dragged down by concerns over intensified geopolitical conflicts, the direction of the Federal Reserve (Fed) and Thailand's slowing economy.
High hopes for beefed up Vayupak Fund
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/07/2024
» A new fund is projected to start investing in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in the second half of 2024, boosting the index by about 90 points, says Bualuang Securities (BS).
Foreign inflows to Thai stock market rise
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/07/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has been seeing signs of a return of foreign fund inflows to the Thai stock market in the second half of 2024, supported by the anticipated US Federal Reserve interest rate cut, the rebounding Thai economy, and the financial results of listed companies.
Thai bond value gains 2.7% from year-end
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/07/2024
» The Thai bond market had a total outstanding value of 17 trillion baht in the first half of 2024, up 2.7% from the end of last year, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA).
SET index tumbles as uptick rule comes into effect
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 02/07/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index fell below the psychological support level of 1,300 points on Monday on domestic political uncertainties, while market regulators imposed the uptick rule to increase their supervision of short-selling transactions.