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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The market awaited the outcome of the US–Ukraine leaders’ meeting, but the SET declined for a third consecutive day amid concerns over fund outflows and rising political risks.</li><li>Although the index remains in a sideways-up trend, the recent decline and ease of breaking below support levels signal a correction phase, confirmed by the formation of a three black crows pattern.</li><li>We recommend accumulative buy at the supports while the index’s pressure comes from simultaneous selling by foreign investors and local funds.</li></ul>

The market awaited the outcome of the US–Ukraine leaders’ meeting, but the SET declined for a third consecutive day amid concerns over fund outflows and rising political risks.Although the index remains in a sideways-up trend, the recent decline and ease of breaking below support levels signal a correction phase, confirmed by the formation of a three black crows pattern.We recommend accumulative buy at the supports while the index’s pressure comes from simultaneous selling by foreign investors and local funds.

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 19, 2025

<ul><li>The market did not have any new supporting factors, and the 2Q25 earnings were already priced in.</li><li>The index began to show signs of a consolidation phase, but this does not alter the primary uptrend, which remains intact with a target of 1,300 points.</li><li>Accordingly, we recommend buying at the support, as the index is expected to rebound, while also keeping a close eye on the movement of large-cap stocks as a guideline.</li></ul>

The market did not have any new supporting factors, and the 2Q25 earnings were already priced in.The index began to show signs of a consolidation phase, but this does not alter the primary uptrend, which remains intact with a target of 1,300 points.Accordingly, we recommend buying at the support, as the index is expected to rebound, while also keeping a close eye on the movement of large-cap stocks as a guideline.

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 18, 2025

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Bursa stocks as of Aug 1st. The aggregated short interest is USD397m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in YTL, Gamuda, Tenaga Nasional, PPB, Cahya Mata Sarawak.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Bursa stocks as of Aug 1st. The aggregated short interest is USD397m.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in YTL, Gamuda, Tenaga Nasional, PPB, Cahya Mata Sarawak.


Bursa Short Interest Weekly (Aug 1st): YTL, Gamuda, Tenaga Nasional, PPB, Cahya Mata Sarawak

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Bursa stocks as of Jun 6th. The aggregated short interest is USD362m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Sime Darby Property, Ytl, Genting Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional, Petronas Chemicals.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Bursa stocks as of Jun 6th. The aggregated short interest is USD362m.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Sime Darby Property, Ytl, Genting Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional, Petronas Chemicals.


Bursa Short Interest Weekly (Jun 6th): Sime Darby Property, Ytl, Genting Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad

Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad operates as an investment banking company. The Company provides debt and equity funding, private debt securities issuance, merger and acquisitions, initial public offerings, corporate restructuring, and stockbroking services. 

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Equity Bottom-Up

Sunway Construction Group Bh / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>SunCon’s 1HFY23 performance was slightly disappointing on the back of slow progress of its key data centre project.</li><li>However, delays are temporary and better than feared. CGPP win and track record in LSS4 could position SunCon to benefit from the NETR.</li><li>Contract flows could pick-up given various award decisions due. Precast is on track for strong performance in FY23 and looks set for growth in FY24-25. </li></ul><p><em>Maintain BUY with marginally higher TP of RM2.10 postminor tweaks in earnings.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>

SunCon’s 1HFY23 performance was slightly disappointing on the back of slow progress of its key data centre project.However, delays are temporary and better than feared. CGPP win and track record in LSS4 could position SunCon to benefit from the NETR.Contract flows could pick-up given various award decisions due. Precast is on track for strong performance in FY23 and looks set for growth in FY24-25. Maintain BUY with marginally higher TP of RM2.10 postminor tweaks in earnings.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.

Sunway Construction Group - Pipeline Looking Good

Malaysia

Sunway Construction Group Berhad provided construction and engineering services. The Company offers its services throughout Malaysia.

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Sunway Construction Group Bh (SCGB MK)

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 19, 2025

The market awaited the outcome of the US–Ukraine leaders’ meeting, but the SET declined for a third consecutive day amid concerns over fund...

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 18, 2025

The index began to show signs of a consolidation phase, but this does not alter the primary uptrend, which remains intact with a target of 1,300...

Krungthai XSpring

Bursa Short Interest Weekly (Aug 1st): YTL, Gamuda, Tenaga Nasional, PPB, Cahya Mata Sarawak

We analyzed Bursa Malaysia short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in YTL, Gamuda, Tenaga Nasional, PPB,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Bursa Short Interest Weekly (Jun 6th): Sime Darby Property, Ytl, Genting Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional

We analyzed Bursa Malaysia short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Sime Darby Property, Ytl, Genting...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Sunway Construction Group - Pipeline Looking Good

Contract flows could pick-up given various award decisions due. Precast is on track for strong performance in FY23 and looks set for growth in FY24...

Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad

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