Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

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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.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,639/1,642 points and the support at 1,613 points (25/200-day EMA) /1,605 points.</li><li>Global equity markets are being pressured by concerns that the Fed will expedite rate hikes to tackle inflation; US bond yields have continued to increase, which is negative to growth stocks.</li><li>Investors expect the Fed to hike the fed funds rate by 0.75% in the upcoming FOMC meeting in September.</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,639/1,642 points and the support at 1,613 points (25/200-day EMA) /1,605 points.Global equity markets are being pressured by concerns that the Fed will expedite rate hikes to tackle inflation; US bond yields have continued to increase, which is negative to growth stocks.Investors expect the Fed to hike the fed funds rate by 0.75% in the upcoming FOMC meeting in September.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>AIT started the year with weak results in 1Q20.</li><li>The COVID-19 outbreak will impact its operating performance in terms of project delays.</li><li>This leads us to trim its 2020E earnings estimate by 15%.</li></ul>

AIT started the year with weak results in 1Q20.The COVID-19 outbreak will impact its operating performance in terms of project delays.This leads us to trim its 2020E earnings estimate by 15%.

France

The CAC 40, the most widely-used indicator of the Paris market, reflects the performance of the 40 largest equities listed in France, measured by free-float market-capitalization and liquidity. 

CAC 40 (CAC INDEX)

Market Outlook

The SET Index is expected to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,639/1,642 points and the support at 1,613 points (25/200-day EMA) /1,605...

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Earnings Downgrade

AIT started the year with weak results in 1Q20. The COVID-19 outbreak will impact its operating performance in terms of project delays. This leads...

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