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Asian investors take profits after upbeat week
Published on 23/03/2024
» RECAP: Most Asian equity markets slipped yesterday on profit-taking after a big rally the day before, but Japan's Nikkei closed at an all-time high, underpinned by record gains on Wall Street overnight, strength in automakers' stocks and a weaker yen.
Investing in the only constant: change
Business, Published on 23/03/2024
» One basic rule of investing is to not attempt to buy oversold markets in a downtrend, and not to sell overbought markets in a primary bull cycle. We see no signals indicating a rising risk of recession in the US, and our hypothesis remains we are still in economic expansionary mode.
Listed companies' 2023 dividends tally 593bn
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 22/03/2024
» More than 580 listed Thai companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) paid combined dividends worth 593 billion baht last year, down from 611 billion in 2022, mainly attributed to lower profits.
IEAT signs land sale to boost southern economy
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/03/2024
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) expects its latest land sale to a lightweight brick manufacturer to serve growing brick demand and support the government's plan to help the economy in the southern region.
Shares retreat as rate-cut bets weaken
Business, Published on 16/03/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks retreated on Friday, tracking tech-led declines on Wall Street after hotter-than-expected US inflation weakened the case for imminent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
SET building new base as risk appetite improves
Published on 16/03/2024
» Thai shares moved sideways over the past week as the benchmark SET index built a new base 10 to 15 points higher than before. Three key investment flows were observed:
Bitcoin retreats from record high as 'bubble' talk grows louder
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/03/2024
» NEW YORK - Bitcoin retreated from its latest record high amid an intensifying debate about whether the latest bull run in cryptocurrencies is evidence of speculative froth in global markets.
Bourse sees return of foreign funds
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/03/2024
» Despite a 3.2% contraction of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index in the first two months of 2024, foreign funds flew back to the Thai bourse in February as investors lowered their expectations of the Federal Reserve's policy rate cut to only three times this year.
SET poised to bottom out in March
Business, Published on 12/03/2024
» As expected, the Stock Exchange of Thailand ticked up in February, adding 6.15 points, or 0.5%, to close the month at 1,370.67. The first week of the month started strongly as positive tourism sentiment boosted the index by 1.4%. But the market quickly encountered pushback as the Bank of Thailand refrained from cutting interest rates.
Bitcoin tops $71,000 for the first time as rally builds steam
Published on 11/03/2024
» Bitcoin topped $71,000 for the first time, advancing for a sixth straight day and taking this year’s rally to almost 70% on the back of massive inflows into US exchange-traded funds.