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Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Telenor Group reported its first-quarter earnings with some notable results and strategic updates.</li><li>The Group, which operates in the telecom industry, emphasized its efforts in promoting stability amidst geopolitical turbulence.</li><li>Telenor continues to focus on enhancing its digital infrastructure to meet rising demands for sovereign and mission-critical solutions and has launched new services such as Splitt in the Nordics.</li></ul>

Telenor Group reported its first-quarter earnings with some notable results and strategic updates.The Group, which operates in the telecom industry, emphasized its efforts in promoting stability amidst geopolitical turbulence.Telenor continues to focus on enhancing its digital infrastructure to meet rising demands for sovereign and mission-critical solutions and has launched new services such as Splitt in the Nordics.

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External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Topline Securities

Topline Securities

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Event-Driven

<ul><li>The long-standing PTC – Telenor deal is finally accorded by Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Oct 01, 2025 subject to some conditions to ensure to preserve competition in industry and pass-through of efficiencies to consumers.</li><li>As of Dec 14, 2023, and subsequent communications to exchange, the company mentioned that, deal is negotiated at an Enterprise Value of Rs108bn on a cash free and debt free basis and will be funded through external debt raised by the company (PTCL or the company).</li><li>Subsequently on Jun 27, 2024, the company announced approval of a debt financing amounting to US$400mn (7-year facility) with International Finance Corporation (IFC) led consortium comprising of Silk Road Fund (SRF) and British International Investment (BII).</li></ul>

The long-standing PTC – Telenor deal is finally accorded by Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Oct 01, 2025 subject to some conditions to ensure to preserve competition in industry and pass-through of efficiencies to consumers.As of Dec 14, 2023, and subsequent communications to exchange, the company mentioned that, deal is negotiated at an Enterprise Value of Rs108bn on a cash free and debt free basis and will be funded through external debt raised by the company (PTCL or the company).Subsequently on Jun 27, 2024, the company announced approval of a debt financing amounting to US$400mn (7-year facility) with International Finance Corporation (IFC) led consortium comprising of Silk Road Fund (SRF) and British International Investment (BII).

Pakistan Telecommunication (PTC) - Telenor Deal; Value To Be Unlocked

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

Singtel (Singapore Telecommunications) / Technical Analysis

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<li>We have been expecting near-term downside on ACWI-US and the S&amp;P 500 since our February 27 Int’l Compass, when both ACWI-US and the S&amp;P 500 displayed false breakouts.</li>
<li>Market dynamics have continued to deteriorate to the point where we don't see it as a buying opportunity, and we believe $115 support is not likely to hold on ACWI-US.</li>
<li>Therefore, we are cautious and would get defensive, as we believe the odds of a more prolonged downturn in global equities are rising.</li>
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We have been expecting near-term downside on ACWI-US and the S&amp;P 500 since our February 27 Int’l Compass, when both ACWI-US and the S&amp;P 500 displayed false breakouts.
Market dynamics have continued to deteriorate to the point where we don't see it as a buying opportunity, and we believe $115 support is not likely to hold on ACWI-US.
Therefore, we are cautious and would get defensive, as we believe the odds of a more prolonged downturn in global equities are rising.


Odds of a Prolonged Downturn Are Rising; We Are Cautious; Get Defensive

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<li>Our long-term outlook remains bullish on global equities (MSCI ACWI). Germany and Europe continue to lead, our favorite theme we have been buying since January 9th.</li>
<li>Near-Term we wouldn't be surprised to see a pullback to range supports at $116 on ACWI-US and 5770-5850 or 5600-5670 on SPX in the coming weeks, where we are buyers.</li>
<li>This report was initially sent out Thursday morning, and as of this writing SPX is now testing support at 5850. Bottom potential.</li>
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Our long-term outlook remains bullish on global equities (MSCI ACWI). Germany and Europe continue to lead, our favorite theme we have been buying since January 9th.
Near-Term we wouldn't be surprised to see a pullback to range supports at $116 on ACWI-US and 5770-5850 or 5600-5670 on SPX in the coming weeks, where we are buyers.
This report was initially sent out Thursday morning, and as of this writing SPX is now testing support at 5850. Bottom potential.


Germany and Europe Continue to Lead; Remain Overweight Germany and U.S.; Bullish Outlook Intact

Global TMT Analyst, Ex-PM, 30 years experience

Neil Campling

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>EV demand slump prompts CATL production cuts, lithium prices fall below breakeven</li>
<li>What happened to Nvidia's MOAT? AMD is gaining inference traction </li>
<li>Samsung issues at 2nm and 4nm and TSM continues to widen tech leadership. TSM as a Monopsony could hurt TEL and ASML in time</li>
</ul>


EV demand slump prompts CATL production cuts, lithium prices fall below breakeven
What happened to Nvidia's MOAT? AMD is gaining inference traction 
Samsung issues at 2nm and 4nm and TSM continues to widen tech leadership. TSM as a Monopsony could hurt TEL and ASML in time


TMT Daily - EVs, CATL, AMD V NVDA, Samsung V TSM Tokyo Electron, ASML, Telco, Shopify, Match, Bumble

Norway

Telenor ASA is an international provider of tele, data and media communication services, and has mobile operations in 13 markets across the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and Asia. The Group also offers fixed telephony, broadband and TV services in the Nordic region.

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Telenor ASA (TEL NO)

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Baptista Research

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Topline Securities

Odds of a Prolonged Downturn Are Rising; We Are Cautious; Get Defensive

Odds of a Prolonged Downturn are Rising; We are Cautious; Get Defensive; $115 on ACWI-US Remains Key Level, and is at Risk of Breakdown. Actionable...

Vermilion Research

Germany and Europe Continue to Lead; Remain Overweight Germany and U.S.; Bullish Outlook Intact

Germany and Europe Continue to Lead; Remain Overweight Germany $DAX $EWG and the U.S. $SPX; Bullish Outlook Intact on $ACWI above $116. $SPX...

Vermilion Research

TMT Daily - EVs, CATL, AMD V NVDA, Samsung V TSM Tokyo Electron, ASML, Telco, Shopify, Match, Bumble

CATL cuts as lithium falls below cash cost as EVs slump. AMD traction in inference v Nvidia. Samsung woes at both 4nm and 2nm, TSM widens lead....

Neil Campling

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Telenor ASA: Initiation of Coverage- How Strategic M&A Moves Could Reshape Europe’s Telecom Battlefield!

Telenor Group reported its first-quarter earnings with some notable results and strategic updates. The Group, which operates in the telecom...

Baptista Research

Pakistan Telecommunication (PTC) - Telenor Deal; Value To Be Unlocked

The long-standing PTC – Telenor deal is finally accorded by Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Oct 01, 2025 subject to some conditions to...

Topline Securities

Odds of a Prolonged Downturn Are Rising; We Are Cautious; Get Defensive

Odds of a Prolonged Downturn are Rising; We are Cautious; Get Defensive; $115 on ACWI-US Remains Key Level, and is at Risk of Breakdown. Actionable...

Vermilion Research

Germany and Europe Continue to Lead; Remain Overweight Germany and U.S.; Bullish Outlook Intact

Germany and Europe Continue to Lead; Remain Overweight Germany $DAX $EWG and the U.S. $SPX; Bullish Outlook Intact on $ACWI above $116. $SPX...

Vermilion Research

TMT Daily - EVs, CATL, AMD V NVDA, Samsung V TSM Tokyo Electron, ASML, Telco, Shopify, Match, Bumble

​CATL cuts as lithium falls below cash cost as EVs slump. AMD traction in inference v Nvidia. Samsung woes at both 4nm and 2nm, TSM widens lead....

Neil Campling

CATL cuts as lithium falls below cash cost as EVs slump. AMD traction in inference v Nvidia. Samsung woes at both 4nm and 2nm, TSM widens lead....