SET President Kesara Manchusree said that "SET & Nomura Hong Kong, Tokyo Roadshow 2015" would be organized at an opportune time to provide the Thai capital market's essential information and potential as well as investment trend to feature Thailand's attractiveness. This roadshow would also bring listed companies, especially small and medium-sized firms, to present information directly to the institutional investors which would help boost up confidence among foreign funds, as Hong Kong's was considered one of largest foreign funds on Thai bourse, while Japan was also one of SET's key targets to expand investor base.
"Thai listed companies with strong performance joining this roadshow in one-on-one meetings are Asia Aviation pcl (AAV), Aapico Hitech pcl (AH), Amata Corporation pcl (AMATA), Ananda Development pcl (ANAN), BJC Heavy Industries pcl (BJCHI), CH. Karnchang pcl (CK), CK Power pcl (CKP), The Erawan Group pcl (ERW), SVI pcl (SVI), Ticon Industrial Connection pcl (TICON), with a combined market capitalization of THB 173 billion (approx. 5.15 billion USD) (as of June 24, 2015)," Kesara added.
During the event, SET will also join forces with KPMG AZSA LLC in Japan to organize seminar on SET listing rules for Japanese private sector. The seminar is expected to gain interest among Japanese firms as Japan has a large number of direct investment in Thailand. This seminar is part of SET's strategic plan to promote foreign listing.
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