The Bulgarian equity market had a strong showing in the middle of the week and all major indexes settled with gains in range between 0.25% and 1.03%. The participants in the improvement were in narrow range but from different sectors and basically the effect came from small trades with Doverie (DUH, BGN 8.22, +2.75%), Speedy (SPDY, BGN 216.00, +8.00%) and Sirma Group (SGH, BGN 1.05, +2.94%). Renewed buying interest appeared in Agria (AGH, BGN 20.10, +2.55%) and Neochim (NEOH, BGN 28.20, +9.30%) ...
The Bulgarian equity market had a cautious session and the main indexes split up on both sides of the surface. SOFIX (846.34, -0.57%) plunged more, nearing the 200-MA as the pharmaceutical sector, represented by Sopharma (SFA, BGN 5.60, -2.78%), met some negative price actions as the bid side order book weakened significantly after the ex-dividend date. BGBX40 (165.67, -0.81%) declined the most as Speedy (SPDY, BGN 200.00, -7.41%) weighted additionally on the broad index. The volumes remained fa...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector Banking 3Q24 round-up: The race to work the balance sheet harder. Results Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC SP/BUY/S$16.06/Target: S$21.00) 3Q24: The tide on capital management has turned. SATS (SATS SP/BUY/S$3.85/Target: S$4.30) 1HFY25: Core earnings beat; stay invested for long-term growth potential. United Overseas Bank (UOB SP/NOT RATED/S$35.69) 3Q24: Uplift in CET-1 CAR reinforces urgency for capital management. Venture Corporation...
GREATER CHINA Strategy Small-Mid Cap Monthly Stronger order visibility into 2025, reiterate BUY on Crystal International and raise target price to HK$5.12. INDONESIA Results Indofood Sukses Makmur (INDF IJ/BUY/Rp7,875/Target: Rp12,000) 3Q24: Ahead of consensus expectation – driven by IFAR. Indofood CBP (ICBP IJ/BUY/Rp12,450/Target: Rp15,000) 3Q24: Strong volume growth; core NPAT in line wit...
GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: November Conviction Calls Add Hansoh Pharma, Sands China, CSCEC and BYDE to our BUY list. Add Sinopharm to our SELL list. Sector Aviation – China Airlines: 3Q24 earnings a slight miss; expect losses in seasonally weak 4Q24. Maintain UNDERWEIGHT. Macau Gaming Oct 24 GGR up 7% yoy and...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Strategy Alpha Picks: Solid Beat For Oct 24 Our Alpha Picks portfolio beat the STI by 1.1ppt in Oct 24, rising 0.4% mom on an equal-weighted basis. Add MPM and remove SATS, FRKN and CLI for Nov 24. Sector REITs S-REITs monthly update (Oct 24). Results Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT SP/BUY/S$2.40/Target: S$3.05) 2QFY25: Generating positive reversions and stable occupancies. Wilmar Intern...
The Bulgarian equity market had a mixed showing on Wednesday, though ultimately the main indexes were up in range from 0.39% to 0.74%. SOFIX (841.39, +0.40%) rebounded from its 200-day MA mainly supported by First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.66, +5.17%) recovery after the announcement of Q3 financial data, which couldn’t reach the previous year results for the same period on the other hand. BGREIT (211.42) was the exception, following the pull back of the real estate sector and settled 0.41% low...
SOFIX (842.81, -0.52%) stepped back reflecting poor liquidity and huge daily fluctuations. Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 33.10, -2.65%), First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.76, -2.08%), Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.06, -1.85%) and Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 7.95, -1.24%) retreated with small daily turnover and weighed on the main index. Speculative trades with Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.65, +3.13%) and Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.715, +1.42%) raised both names without corporate news. Ad...
The lack of investors’ enthusiasm and the negative trend on the Bulgarian stock market became more visible during the past week and all major indexes finished with losses. The local benchmark SOFIX decreased by 0.8% to settle at 847.18, while the broad ones – BGBX40 (167.02, -1.6%) and BGTR30 (853.24, -1.8%) performed worse. Speedy (SPDY, BGN 224.00, +3.7%) led the list of gainers within our list of selected companies, followed by the SOFIX members Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.08, +1.9%) and ...
SOFIX (847.18, +0.12%) confirmed the tied range from the last 6 months /860 – 830/ and small daily fluctuations with poor liquidity fixed the main index almost unchanged. Most institutional investors stood away from trading as Q3-2024 financial results are to be released in the next few days and trading was dominated by retail investors. Small daily volumes with Agria (AGH, BGN 19.60, +1.55%), Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.08, +1.89%) and Doverie United Holding (DUH, BGN 8.00, +1.01%) fully of...
GREATER CHINA Results Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (388 HK/BUY/HK$314.80/Target: HK$364.00) 3Q24: Risk-and-reward is more balanced. Upgrade to BUY. Han’s Laser (002008 CH/HOLD/Rmb24.42/Target: Rmb22.70) 3Q24: Net profit misses, but visibility of recovery improving. Downgrade to HOLD. New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU US/BUY/US$62.15/Target: US$85.00) 1QFY25: In line; moderated growth outlook in 2QFY25 on low seasonality. Update Xtep International Holdings (...
GREATER CHINA Sector Property Expect a narrower gap between mortgage rates and rental yields of China’s major cities. Update Li Ning (2331 HK/BUY/HK$16.06/Target: HK$20.40) 3Q24 sell-through declined by mid-single-digit; uncertainties remain and discounts may deepen in 4Q24. INDONESIA Initiate Coverage Bank Syariah Indonesia (BRIS IJ/BUY/Rp3,000/Target: Rp3,400) ...
The Bulgarian equity market faced some selling pressure on Monday and settled all main indexes with losses in range between 1.11% to 0.69%. Downside bias was the result of widened Bid/Ask spreads for Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.84, -3.03%) and Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.705, -2.76%) and aggressive sellers of First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.82, -4.98%) and Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 33.50, -2.05%). The volumes slipped even more compared to previous trading sessions and remained below the ...
GREATER CHINA Results Ping An Insurance Group (2318 HK/BUY/HK$49.05/Target: HK$69.00) 3Q24: Bountiful harvest after prolonged dry spell. ZTE Corporation (763 HK/HOLD/HK$21.05/Target: HK$19.00) 3Q24: Results miss, expect stringent cost controls before next capex cycle. Downgrade to HOLD. Zijin Mining (2899 HK/BUY/HK$17.40/Target: HK$21.90) 3Q24: In line; mining entities’ gross margin down 1.2ppt qoq on lower copper ASP. Update Jiumaojiu In...
The Bulgarian stock market indexes finished the week almost flat on Friday with the exception of BGREIT (208.71, +1.4%), largely supported by the strong movement of its member Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.96, +7,0%). The local benchmark SOFIX added 0.1%, closing at 854.43, while the extended BGBX40 (169.74, -0.3%) and BGTR30 (868.87, -0.2%) ended a notch lower. Declining stocks outnumbered the rising ones within our list of selected companies by 16 to 8, 5 remained unchanged. Our top ...
The Bulgarian equity market had strong showing on Friday and all major indexes settled on positive territory. Combinations of positive price actions with Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.96, +4.21%), Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.64, +2.50%) and Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.725, +3.57%) defined the daily outcome, which otherwise was moderate. BGREIT (211.71) outperformed by 0.87% gain and got closer to all-time high, supported by BREF. Unusual buying interest in Neochim (NEOH, BGN 26.00...
INDONESIA Asian Gems Corporate Highlights Aspirasi Hidup Indonesia (ACES IJ/BUY/Rp720/Target: Rp1,200) Store expansion pace picking up. MALAYSIA Sector Plantation MPOB's Sep 24 data showed slow inventory rebuilding due to a decline in production even as exports improved. Results Top Glove (TOPG MK/BUY/RM1.03/Target: RM1.31) 4QFY24: Losses narrow but below expectation...
GREATER CHINA Sector Property and Property Management Encouraging property sales during Golden Week; watching policy implementation and improvement in fundamentals in 4Q24. INDONESIA Asian Gems Corporate Highlights Bank Central Asia (BBCA IJ/BUY/Rp10,450/Target: Rp12,000) Plenty of room to grow. Bank Negara Indonesia (BBNI IJ/BUY/Rp5,325/Target: Rp6,560) Aspires to book 20% ROE in 2028. MALAYSIA Asian Gems Corporate Hi...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Strategy Alpha Picks: Outperforming For Sep 24 And 3Q24 Our Alpha Picks portfolio beat the STI, rising 5.4% mom in Sep 24 and 7.9% qoq on an equal-weighted basis. Add CLI, CSSC, DFI and SATS, and remove ST for Oct 24. Update Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT SP/BUY/S$2.50/Target: S$3.05) Further expansion in Japan with potential for redevelopment. TRADERS' CORNER Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC SP): Trading BUY Keppel DC REIT (KD...
When the BoJ raised rates in March, it had been 17 years since it had last done so, though the world was very different then. While the July rate hike was unlikely to move the economic needle, the question now is what else might follow the subsequent financial market maelstrom. Pelham Smithers discusses the outlook for Japan’s macro environment, what new fiscal policies the new PM might introduce, how the BoJ might react and the all-important trend in corporate earnings. This then leads us to...
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