The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces the semi-annual index review results for the SET50, SET100, and SETHD indices for the second half of 2014 (July 1 – December 31), SET President Kesara Manchusree said.
SET50 Index (SET50): two companies to be added as index constituents are KIATNAKIN BANK pcl (KKP) and MK RESTAURANT GROUP pcl (M). Constituents of the SET50 had a combined market capitalization of THB 9.22 trillion (as of end-May 2014), accounting for 72.75 percent of the total THB 12.67 trillion SET market capitalization (as of end- May, 2014).
SET100 Index (SET100): there will be nine additions to the index, which are BJC HEAVY INDUSTRIES pcl (BJCHI), ENERGY EARTH pcl (EARTH), MK RESTAURANT GROUP pcl (M), MC GROUP pcl (MC), MEGA LIFESCIENCES pcl (MEGA), NOK AIRLINES pcl (NOK), NAMYONG TERMINAL pcl (NYT), PRECIOUS SHIPPING pcl (PSL), and THAIRE LIFE ASSURANCE pcl (THREL). SET100 constituents had a combined market capitalization of THB 10.22 trillion, accounting for 80.64 percent of the total SET market capitalization.
SET High Dividend Index (SETHD): four companies will be added to the index, which are LAND AND HOUSES pcl (LH), PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL pcl (PTTGC), RS pcl (RS), and TICON INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION pcl (TICON). The 30 stocks of SETHD have an average dividend yield of 4.28 percent, higher than the SET average dividend yield of 2.96 percent.
For details on the constituents, selection criteria and index methodology please see www.set.or.th/set50 and www.set.or.th/en/SETHD.
