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Remote work move weighs on transport, media stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/03/2026
» Thailand's temporary work-from-home (WFH) policy for government agencies, introduced as part of emergency energy-saving measures, creates short-term pressure on transport and out-of-home media stocks, according to analysts.
Investors turn to crypto and tokenised gold
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/03/2026
» Global investors are increasingly allocating part of their portfolios to both Bitcoin and gold, while the trading of tokenised gold on blockchain platforms is expanding rapidly amid rising geopolitical uncertainty, says digital asset platform Bitazza Thailand.
More firms join SETCarbon platform
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 19/02/2026
» Thailand is accelerating efforts to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and orchestrating a climate transition, which are rapidly reshaping capital markets and prompting the Stock Exchange of Thailand to expand banking alliances to strengthen sustainable finance access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Dumping cash for cards
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/12/2025
» International travel has been transformed more in the past decade than in the previous 50 years. Flights are booked instantly, hotels auto-recommend themselves, and in many major cities, cash has vanished almost entirely.
Low US inflation boosts confidence of investors
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/10/2025
» Investor confidence has risen sharply this week after US September inflation came in lower than expected, fuelling optimism that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates at its meeting later this week.
IPOs decline to 13-year low on sentiment
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 02/06/2025
» Initial public offerings (IPOs) fell to the lowest amount in 13 years during the first four months of 2025, with only four companies listing on Thai bourses, attributed to sluggish investment sentiment, tighter regulatory requirements under new listing rules and broader economic headwinds.
Listed Thai companies set for earnings plunge in 1st half
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 22/05/2025
» Analysts expect listed companies' earnings to drop 6% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 amid global trade tensions and tourism weakness, with serious headwinds expected this quarter and next.
Analysts prefer property, retail and banking
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/10/2024
» Market analysts recommend stocks in the property, retail and banking sectors as the major beneficiaries of the Bank of Thailand's unexpected interest rate cut, the first reduction in four years.
ASPS raises year-end SET target to 1,523 points
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 14/10/2024
» Asia Plus Securities (ASPS) has revised its year-end target for the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index to 1,523 points, up from 1,450, supported by the launch of state-run Vayupak Fund units and new Thai ESG fund rules, as well as government economic stimulus.
Insurers prepare for more global disasters
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/10/2024
» The insurance industry is facing the consequences of growing geopolitical conflicts as well as natural disasters, prompting insurers to prepare for greater business risks, according to participants at the 23rd conference of the Association of Insurers and Reinsurers of Developing Countries (AIRDC).