A record number of listed companies – 109 – have joined The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) Opportunity Day program for Q4/2010, whereby top managements will meet directly with analysts and investors on February 21-March 25, 2011. These participants’ total market capitalization is worth almost THB2 trillion (approx. USD65.04 billion). All presentations will be broadcast via www.set.or.th and the websites of all business allies, and will also be accessible by smartphones.
Viewers should see live broadcasts and past events, download related documents, and send questions to presenting companies directly through any of the above-mentioned websites.
Ninety companies from SET and 19 from the Market for Alternative Investment (mai) will present their operating performances for the year 2010, Mr. Chanitr Charnchainarong, Group Head Issuer & Listing of SET and President of mai, reported. Their combined daily average trading value since the beginning of 2011 is THB9.08 billion (approx. USD295.48 million), as of February 11.
“This record number of participants and largest market capitalization ever recorded for Opportunity Day shows that firms are now more interested in offering their information to investors, including companies from SET50, SET50-100 and Non-SET100 and mai-listed firms. In addition, SET has added more channels to facilitate investors in following up on the meetings, both in real-time and from archives, both via related websites and iPhones, iPads, iPod Touchs, Blackberries, smartphones, and phones with the Android operating system” said Mr. Chanitr.
This year’s Opportunity Day will feature 23 firms who will be joining the activity for the first time; four are from the SET50, one is from the SET50-100, 13 from the Non-SET100 and 5 from mai. These companies’ combined market capitalization is worth THB513.80 billion (approx. USD16.71 billion), or around one-fourth of all companies joining in this program. Large listed firms making their debut include BTS Group Holdings PCL (BTS), Dynasty Ceramic PCL (DCC), Siam Cement PCL (SCC) and Thai Union Frozen Products PCL (TUF).
Opportunity Day will be broadcast through www.moneychannel.co.th, www.moneymartthai.com, www.hooninside.com, www.thunhoon.com, and www.kaohoon.com, as the addition to the main websites www.set.or.th/oppday and www.settrade.com/oppday