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.

Technical Analysis

<ul><li>The market lacked fresh catalysts, though there is optimism surrounding trade negotiations between Thailand and the US.</li><li>We expect the index to resume its upward momentum, with a short-term target at 1,173 points.</li><li>Therefore, we recommend selective speculation.</li></ul>

The market lacked fresh catalysts, though there is optimism surrounding trade negotiations between Thailand and the US.We expect the index to resume its upward momentum, with a short-term target at 1,173 points.Therefore, we recommend selective speculation.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>(+) Easing US Treasury yields and crude oil prices are supporting risk appetite.</li><li>(+) The baht is strengthening toward Bt33/USD amid foreign fund inflows, supporting BBL, KTB, PTTGC and WHA.</li><li>(+) The Cabinet is expected to consider extending the “Thai Chuai Thai Plus" scheme by two months today.</li></ul>

(+) Easing US Treasury yields and crude oil prices are supporting risk appetite.(+) The baht is strengthening toward Bt33/USD amid foreign fund inflows, supporting BBL, KTB, PTTGC and WHA.(+) The Cabinet is expected to consider extending the “Thai Chuai Thai Plus" scheme by two months today.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The six banks under our coverage reported a combined net profit of Bt46.7bn, up 6.0% YoY and 14.0% QoQ.</li><li>However, our outlook has turned more negative compared to 4Q24 due to rising economic uncertainty, particularly as it pertains to the US reciprocal tariff measures.</li><li>We have revised down our 2025-27E earnings forecasts for the banking sector by 3-7% to reflect these risks, along with the expected impact of interest rate cuts anticipated in 2H25E.</li></ul>

The six banks under our coverage reported a combined net profit of Bt46.7bn, up 6.0% YoY and 14.0% QoQ.However, our outlook has turned more negative compared to 4Q24 due to rising economic uncertainty, particularly as it pertains to the US reciprocal tariff measures.We have revised down our 2025-27E earnings forecasts for the banking sector by 3-7% to reflect these risks, along with the expected impact of interest rate cuts anticipated in 2H25E.

Banks Taking a Defensive Stance to Cope With Volatility, As Economic Visibility Remains Unclear

<ul><li>(+) Major Asian markets, including the NIKKEI and KOSPI, rose after the Fed raised interest rates as expected.</li><li>We expect the SET to rebound and test resistance at 1,578 points, as the market has priced in the Fed's latest rate hike, while its future rate-hike signals were less hawkish than expected.</li><li>We recommend selectively investing in stocks with solid fundamentals.</li></ul>

(+) Major Asian markets, including the NIKKEI and KOSPI, rose after the Fed raised interest rates as expected.We expect the SET to rebound and test resistance at 1,578 points, as the market has priced in the Fed's latest rate hike, while its future rate-hike signals were less hawkish than expected.We recommend selectively investing in stocks with solid fundamentals.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. September 17, 2026

<ul><li>The announcement of a 25% tariff on imported cars by the US, coupled with concerns over reciprocal tariffs, led to subdued trading sentiment.</li><li>Although the index failed to continue its upward momentum, the decline did not negatively affect the overall price pattern.</li><li>We maintain our recommendation of sell on rises, buy on dips.</li></ul>

The announcement of a 25% tariff on imported cars by the US, coupled with concerns over reciprocal tariffs, led to subdued trading sentiment.Although the index failed to continue its upward momentum, the decline did not negatively affect the overall price pattern.We maintain our recommendation of sell on rises, buy on dips.

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Recommendation: Selective Speculation

The market lacked fresh catalysts, though there is optimism surrounding trade negotiations between Thailand and the US. We expect the index to...

Krungthai XSpring

SET Index Outlook

(+) Easing US Treasury yields and crude oil prices are supporting risk appetite. (+) The baht is strengthening toward Bt33/USD amid foreign fund...

Krungthai XSpring

Banks Taking a Defensive Stance to Cope With Volatility, As Economic Visibility Remains Unclear

The six banks under our coverage reported a combined net profit of Bt46.7bn, up 6.0% YoY and 14.0% QoQ. However, our outlook has turned more...

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. September 17, 2026

(+) Major Asian markets, including the NIKKEI and KOSPI, rose after the Fed raised interest rates as expected. We expect the SET to rebound and...

Krungthai XSpring

Technical Analysis

The announcement of a 25% tariff on imported cars by the US, coupled with concerns over reciprocal tariffs, led to subdued trading...

Krungthai XSpring

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