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Stock investors urged to monitor Vietnam
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/10/2023
» Investors were recommended to watch the Vietnamese bourse and be prepared to grasp its potential if it is upgraded from a frontier market to an emerging stock market, says Tisco Advisory.
UOB Kay Hian expects firms' profits to decline 40% in Q2
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 16/08/2023
» UOB Kay Hian Securities (Thailand) anticipates profits of listed companies to decline by almost 40% in the second quarter of 2023 compared with the same period last year because of the drastic drop in oil prices. The performance of energy stocks accounts for one-third of the combined profits of listed firms.
Authorities upbeat despite SET decline
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/08/2023
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) declined by 6.7% in the first seven months of 2023 to 1,556.06 points at the end of last month but the authorities remain optimistic for the rest of the year based on Thailand's improved economic outlook and China's stimulus measures.
Political uncertainty spooks foreigners
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/07/2023
» Low-yield stocks, slow economic growth and political uncertainty are the three fragile fundamental factors that have discouraged investors from continuing their investment in the Thai stock market, resulting in net outflows of more than 100 billion baht of foreign funds in the first half of 2023, says ttb analytics.
Tips for reading financial statements
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/07/2023
» The recent allegations of fraud at Stark Corporation has caused severe damage to investors.
Thai banks top Asean bad debt rankings
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/06/2023
» Thailand's top three banks have combined non-performing loans (NPLs) of more than US$9.6 billion, the highest in Southeast Asia, but Thai banks overall still have a high level of reserves for bad debts, says the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco).
KTAM sets out investor risk factors amid US uncertainty
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 24/05/2023
» Krungthai Asset Management (KTAM) has highlighted three factors that warrant caution for investors, urging them to sell US dollars, US bonds and US tech stocks amid ongoing uncertainties.
More Thais making online gold purchases
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 02/05/2023
» The value of gold savings owned by Thais on online platforms rose 60-70% in the first quarter of 2023 from a year earlier as global prices rose by more than 8% during the period, while domestic gold prices hit a record, according to YLG Bullion International Co.
KAsset is feeling bullish on China amid reopening
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/04/2023
» Kasikorn Asset Management (KAsset), the largest mutual fund company by assets under management (AUM), reports a healthy start to the year with net inflows of more than 30 billion baht in the first quarter.
Money market funds lure investors with returns
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 19/04/2023
» Depositors have started to move their money from bank accounts to money market funds, in part because of ongoing concerns about the banking crisis and also offers of higher returns, according to a recent report from financial services company Morningstar.