Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>We believe the recent rally in US equities, particularly Al-related stocks, has masked signs of tightening global liquidity.</li><li>Against this backdrop, we expect a significant rotation of global capital toward Asia, which we believe is better positioned to convert Al-related CAPEX into sustained earnings growth.</li><li>Together with Thai corporate earnings that appear to have bottomed out and continued foreign fund inflows, these factors should support a valuation re-rating of the Thai equity market, underpinning our 12-month forward SET Index target of 1,705, which we expect could be achieved in 3Q26.</li></ul>

We believe the recent rally in US equities, particularly Al-related stocks, has masked signs of tightening global liquidity.Against this backdrop, we expect a significant rotation of global capital toward Asia, which we believe is better positioned to convert Al-related CAPEX into sustained earnings growth.Together with Thai corporate earnings that appear to have bottomed out and continued foreign fund inflows, these factors should support a valuation re-rating of the Thai equity market, underpinning our 12-month forward SET Index target of 1,705, which we expect could be achieved in 3Q26.

KTX Investment Outlook 3Q26: The Broken Backbone of Global Liquidity

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We recommend taking profit on UNIQLO80 with a return of 17.5%, following a strong share price rally after better-than-expected results.</li><li>Management also provided a positive outlook, noting that cost pressures from the Middle East situation remain limited.</li><li>At the same time, we recommend opening positions in AMD80, ASML01, and GOOG80, which are DRs linked to leading global technology stocks.</li></ul>

We recommend taking profit on UNIQLO80 with a return of 17.5%, following a strong share price rally after better-than-expected results.Management also provided a positive outlook, noting that cost pressures from the Middle East situation remain limited.At the same time, we recommend opening positions in AMD80, ASML01, and GOOG80, which are DRs linked to leading global technology stocks.

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - April 16, 2026 (Eng.)

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>Looking ahead to 2026, we believe competition in the large language model (LLM) industry will further intensify, while monetization of AI applications in niche segments should see continued momentum.</li><li>We are optimistic about the further monetization potential driven by improved AI agent capabilities, as well as increased paid user penetration and monetization from advanced image editing and video generation LLMs.</li><li>We currently do not anticipate overinvestment risks among cloud service providers, and expect 2026 earnings growth of US-listed leaders to support their valuations. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Looking ahead to 2026, we believe competition in the large language model (LLM) industry will further intensify, while monetization of AI applications in niche segments should see continued momentum.We are optimistic about the further monetization potential driven by improved AI agent capabilities, as well as increased paid user penetration and monetization from advanced image editing and video generation LLMs.We currently do not anticipate overinvestment risks among cloud service providers, and expect 2026 earnings growth of US-listed leaders to support their valuations. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

US Internet & Software - 2026 outlook: AI applications to ramp up; eyes on AI investment return

<ul><li>We recommend closing the AMZN80 position with a 0.7% gain after it dropped out of our scoring criteria and opening a new position in NVDA80, which tracks NVIDIA Corporation, a leading US technology stock.</li><li>The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose 0.51% from the previous day, supported by improved sentiment following easing concerns over the US government shutdown.</li><li>Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.</li></ul>

We recommend closing the AMZN80 position with a 0.7% gain after it dropped out of our scoring criteria and opening a new position in NVDA80, which tracks NVIDIA Corporation, a leading US technology stock.The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose 0.51% from the previous day, supported by improved sentiment following easing concerns over the US government shutdown.Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.

KTX Tactical DR Picks - November 11, 2025 (Eng.)

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to trade sideways up today, with the resistance at 1,313/1,322 and the support at 1,300/1,280.</li><li>The M7 group rose 1.18%, led by Amazon (+4%) after announcing a USD38bn cloud service deal with OpenAI.</li><li>Thailand's S&amp;P Global Manufacturing PMI for October rose to 56.6, the highest level in 29 months and above expectations of 54.1, supported by continued recovery in new orders and production.</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to trade sideways up today, with the resistance at 1,313/1,322 and the support at 1,300/1,280.The M7 group rose 1.18%, led by Amazon (+4%) after announcing a USD38bn cloud service deal with OpenAI.Thailand's S&amp;P Global Manufacturing PMI for October rose to 56.6, the highest level in 29 months and above expectations of 54.1, supported by continued recovery in new orders and production.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. November 4, 2025

United States

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KTX Investment Outlook 3Q26: The Broken Backbone of Global Liquidity

We believe the recent rally in US equities, particularly Al-related stocks, has masked signs of tightening global liquidity. Against this...

Krungthai XSpring

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - April 16, 2026 (Eng.)

We recommend taking profit on UNIQLO80 with a return of 17.5%, following a strong share price rally after better-than-expected results.

Krungthai XSpring

US Internet & Software - 2026 outlook: AI applications to ramp up; eyes on AI investment return

Looking ahead to 2026, we believe competition in the large language model (LLM) industry will further intensify, while monetization of AI...

CMB International

KTX Tactical DR Picks - November 11, 2025 (Eng.)

he KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio rose 0.51% from the previous day, supported by improved sentiment following easing concerns over the US...

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. November 4, 2025

Thailand's S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for October rose to 56.6, the highest level in 29 months and above expectations of 54.1, supported by...

Krungthai XSpring

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