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Follow the yellow brick road
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/05/2024
» Gold prices were stagnant in early May, settling just above the US$2,300 threshold during the first weekend of the month, after briefing touching the lowest level since early April.
Crypto owners urged to expand knowledge
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/03/2024
» The jump in cryptocurrency prices this year is likely to attract hackers to digital assets held in Thailand, where the damage caused by hackers to digital assets tallied US$24.2 billion (867 billion baht) last year, says the Thai Digital Asset Association.
Depositary receipt investments poised to proliferate
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 02/01/2024
» Depositary receipts (DRs) are expected to be increasingly popular with Thai investors in 2024 because they facilitate investment in well-known foreign stocks, allowing portfolio diversification and substantial returns, say executives.
Thai bourse, SGX tout DR linkage
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/11/2023
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has joined hands with Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) to move ahead with the Thailand-Singapore depositary receipts (DR) linkage project.
Brokerages push cash as market ripples
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/10/2023
» Investors are recommended to hold cash at roughly 20% of their portfolio amid a volatile stock market as the US bond yield rose to a 16-year high and the dollar continues to appreciate, with the market assuming the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again this year.
Economist airs unease over B10,000 digital handout
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/08/2023
» Economists have voiced concern over the Pheu Thai Party's planned 10,000-baht digital handout policy, predicting it could affect the value of the baht and deteriorate monetary and fiscal discipline.
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.
Thai ESG bond market set to increase funding
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 14/06/2023
» Funds mobilised by the issuance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds in Thailand are expected to expand from the current outstanding value of more than 583 billion baht, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA).
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.
ASL secures China securities trading licence
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/04/2023
» ASL Securities is making inroads into the Chinese market after the Bangkok-based broker obtained a securities trading licence from China’s regulators.