Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) Jumped 1.75% on Nov 18

November 18, 2017 - By Kurt Siggers

Shares of Airports of Thailand PCL (BKK:AOT) last traded at 58.25, representing a move of 1.75%, or 1 per share, on volume of 27.73 million shares. After opening the trading day at 57.5, shares of Airports of Thailand PCL traded in a close range. Airports of Thailand PCL currently has a total float of 14.29 billion shares and on average sees 32.80 million shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 35.5 and high of 61.

SET Index: A Small But Terrible Index

Almost two decades after the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, Asia has grown to become an economic powerhouse. And Airports of Thailand PCL is proud to work there. That time, almost all Asian nations had suffered vastly— especially Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. Even if the meltdown had begun with Thailand’s financial woes, the country has since then emerged victorious in the recovery process, successfully overcoming all the economic challenges.

Thailand is one of today’s fastest growing economies, thanks to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). It may not yet be as experienced and as large as other stock exchanges in Asia but it is surely full of potentials that can facilitate further economic progress. There is no doubt that with a constant growth Airports of Thailand PCL and others will expand its lists of investors.

The SET

The SET was formed in April 1975 to serve as Thailand’s main stock exchange. More than 500 companies are already listed on it as of January 2015, bringing its total market valuation to almost $500 billion. Interestingly as well, the SET has made Thailand as the first Asian country to join the Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative of the United Nations (UN).

The pre-market trading on the SET opens at 9:00 a.m. and lasts for 25 to 30 minutes. The regular trading immediately follows and lasts until 12:30 p.m. Before the regular trading resumes, there is another pre-market trading that opens at 2:00 p.m. and lasts for 25 to 30 minutes. Then, the regular trading immediately resumes and lasts until 4:30 p.m. As soon as the market closes, the post-market trading opens and lasts for 30 to 40 minutes. Investors are catching up with Airports of Thailand PCL at this time.

The SET Index

The SET Index was established a few days after the foundation of the SET in April 1975. Its base value of 100 points had also been established on that day.

The SET Index is a broad representation of the Thai equity market, paving way to the establishment of investible sub-indices: 1) SET100; and 2) SET50. The former monitors the 100 most active companies on the SET while the latter monitors the 50 most active companies. A stock cannot be included in the SET50 if it is not included in the SET100.

First published in August 1995, the SET50 has a base value of 1,000. Like its parent indices, it measures stocks based on market capitalization. Rebalancing of the components occur every December and June every year. The changes made then take effect on the first trading day of the following months, respectively.

The components of the SET50 are classified into various sectors. The biggest sectors include Transportation, Materials, and Energy.

In October 2011, the SET50 had posted its all-time low of 636.07. In May 2013, it had posted its all-time high of 1,079.78.

The potentials of the Thai equity market cannot be underestimated. The same goes for its growth prospects. By 2019, Asia is widely believed to account for more than a quarter of the global financial wealth; and Thailand is surely one of the reasons behind that success. Consequently, investors are strongly urged to invest on SET stocks today. Some of them prefer to invest in Airports of Thailand PCL.

More notable recent Airports of Thailand PCL (BKK:AOT) news were published by: Livetradingnews.com which released: “HEFFX Initiates Coverage on Airports of Thailand PCL (BKK:AOT)” on April 23, 2017, also Reuters.com with their article: “Airports of Thailand approves bigger budget for Bangkok airport expansion” published on January 21, 2015, Bloomberg.com published: “Thailand’s Tourist Boom Puts a Strain on Its Airports” on June 27, 2017. More interesting news about Airports of Thailand PCL (BKK:AOT) were released by: Bloomberg.com and their article: “Get Ready for the Southeast Asian Infrastructure Boom” published on January 19, 2017 as well as Reuters.com‘s news article titled: “Thai airport operator to spend $5.5 bln on expansion” with publication date: June 16, 2016.

Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited is a Thailand firm engaged in airport business and other services related to airport operation. The company has market cap of $832.14 billion. The Firm operates two principal business divisions, which are airport business and hotel business. It has a 39.24 P/E ratio. The Firm develops and manages Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Phuket and Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai airports.