Bangkok Airways PCL (BA) Dips -0.56% on Nov 14

November 14, 2017 - By Marie Mckinney

Shares of Bangkok Airways PCL (BKK:BA) last traded at 17.8, representing a move of -0.56%, or -0.1 per share, on volume of 519,900 shares. After opening the trading day at 17.9, shares of Bangkok Airways PCL traded in a close range. Bangkok Airways PCL currently has a total float of 2.10 billion shares and on average sees 1.94M shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 17.5 and high of 24.8.

Thailand’s Rise To Economic Power

By 2019, Asia is widely expected to make up roughly 26% of the global financial wealth. The same expectations share Bangkok Airways PCL and its stocks. This massive growth is primarily driven by thriving Asian nations such as Thailand.

Although the unforgettable 1997 Asian Financial Crisis had sparked from Thailand’s foreign currency woes, Asia has gone a long way from there particularly because of Thailand as well.

1997 Asian Financial Crisis

The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis is a historical downfall from where many lessons can be learned. Since then, Thailand has been well-positioned to stay as competitive as bigger countries such as China and Japan.

Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand had suffered a lot from the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. The least affected Asian nations include Brunei, China, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Gradually, all of these nations had recouped, leading Asia to where it is now. It can be seen by the number of investors who want to work with Bangkok Airways PCL. The recovery can be largely attributed to the compelling equity markets in the region.

Thai Equity Market

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is the primary stock exchange in Thailand. As of January 31, 2015, nearly 600 companies are already listed on the SET. Consequently, as of the said date, it has a total market capitalization of $460 billion.

It may not be as large as other Asian stock exchanges but it is equally full of potentials. The SET is also the first stock exchange in Asia to join the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative.

Pre-market morning trading on the SET starts at 9:30 a.m., lasting for 25 minutes to 30 minutes. As soon as it ends, the regular morning trading starts, lasting until 12:30 p.m. There is an hour and a half break before the pre-market afternoon trading starts at 2:00 p.m., lasting for 25 minutes to 30 minutes. As soon as it ends, the regular afternoon trading starts, lasting until 4:30 p.m. Post-market trading immediately follows, lasting for 30 minutes to 40 minutes.

The SET Index, Thailand’s main index, was founded on April 30, 1975, which also serves as its base date. It measures all SET stocks based on market capitalization using the base value of 100 points. The same goes for Bangkok Airways PCL stocks.

The SET Index features two sub-indices: 1) SET50, which tracks the top 50 companies on the SET; and 2) SET100, which tracks the top 100 companies on the SET.

There are numerous sectors in the SET50. However, the three biggest sectors include the Energy, Materials, and Transporation sectors. The SET50 is revised twice a year, specifically every December and January. All the changes made during these periods reflect on the first session in January and July, respectively.

The SET50 has a base value of 1,000 points, which had been determined on itd publication day in August 1995. It had reached an all-time low of 636.07 points in October 2011; and an all-time high of 1,079.78 points in May 2013.

Entering Asian equity markets is highly recommended nowadays. As for that of Thailand, there is no better time to invest on SET stocks than today.

Another recent and important Bangkok Airways PCL (BKK:BA) news was published by Reuters.com which published an article titled: “Thai Airways warns of rising competition after swing to third quarter …” on November 13, 2017.

Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited is a Thailand firm engaged in the provision of air transportation and airport services. The company has market cap of $37.38 billion. The Company’s business activities consist of three divisions: The airlines segment, which sells tickets and provides services to passengers; the airports segment, which provides location services for passengers and airlines, and the supporting airlines business segment, which provides ground handling, cargo and catering services for airlines and customers. It has a 104.44 P/E ratio.