SET announces SET Index Series semi-annual review results to be used in H1/ 2019

Monday 17 December 2018 17:29
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces, the semi-annual index review results for the SET50, SET100, sSET, SETCLMV, SETHD, and SETTHSI indices to be used in the first half of 2019 (January 1 - June 30). There will be two additions to SET50 Index, six additions to SET100 Index, 13 additions to sSET Index, two additions to SETCLMV Index, one addition to SETHD Index and 17 additions to SETTHSI Index.

SET50 Index (SET50): two securities to be added as index constituents are GULF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PCL (GULF) and WHA CORPORATION PCL (WHA). Total market capitalization of the SET50 Index is approximately THB 11.62 trillion or 69 percent of the total SET's market capitalization at the end of November 2018.

SET100 Index (SET100): six securities to be added as index constituents are AEON THANA SINSAP (THAILAND) PCL (AEONTS), ANANDA DEVELOPMENT PCL (ANAN), GOLDEN LAND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PCL (GOLD), GULF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PCL (GULF), MBK PCL (MBK) and PLAN B MEDIA PCL (PLANB). Total market capitalization of the SET100 Index is approximately THB 13.05 trillion or 78 percent of the total SET's market capitalization at the end of November 2018.

Total constituents of sSET Index (sSET) will be 103 securities compared to 114 securities in the previous review. 13 securities to be added as index constituents are BEC WORLD PCL (BEC), DO DAY DREAM PCL (DDD), EASTERN WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PCL (EASTW), EKACHAI MEDICAL CARE PCL (EKH), GLOBAL GREEN CHEMICALS PCL (GGC), GRANDE ASSET HOTELS AND PROPERTY PCL (GRAND), HUMANICA PCL (HUMAN), ITALIAN-THAI DEVELOPMENT PCL (ITD), L.P.N. DEVELOPMENT PCL (LPN), SIS DISTRIBUTION (THAILAND) PCL (SIS), TRITON HOLDING PCL (TRITN), UNIVENTURES PCL (UV) and WP ENERGY PCL (WP). Total market capitalization of the sSET Index is approximately THB 0.70 trillion or 4 percent of the total SET's market capitalization at the end of November 2018.

Total constituents of SETCLMV Index (SETCLMV) will be 32 securities compared to 31 securities in the previous review. Two securities to be added as index constituents are BEC WORLD PCL (BEC) and TTCL PCL (TTCL). Total market capitalization of the SETCLMV Index is approximately THB 4.19 trillion or 25 percent of the total SET's market capitalization at the end of November 2018.

SET High Dividend 30 Index (SETHD): one security to be added as an index constituent is IRPC PCL (IRPC). SETHD's dividend yield of 5.50 percent is higher than SET's dividend yield of 3.15 percent at the end of November 2018.

Total constituents of SETTHSI Index (SETTHSI) will be 57 securities compared to 45 securities in the previous review. 17 securities to be added as index constituents are AAPICO HITECH PCL (AH), AMATA CORPORATION PCL (AMATA), B.GRIMM POWER PCL (BGRIM), BANPU POWER PCL (BPP), CENTRAL PLAZA HOTEL PCL (CENTEL), CH. KARNCHANG PCL (CK), CP ALL PCL (CPALL), ENERGY ABSOLUTE PCL (EA), JWD INFOLOGISTICS PCL (JWD), L.P.N. DEVELOPMENT PCL (LPN), PTG ENERGY PCL (PTG), SYNNEX (THAILAND) PCL (SYNEX), TIPCO ASPHALT PCL (TASCO), TMB BANK PCL (TMB), TRUE CORPORATION PCL (TRUE), TTCL PCL (TTCL) and THAI VEGETABLE OIL PCL (TVO) Total market capitalization of the SETTHSI Index is approximately THB 9.78 trillion or 58 percent of the total SET's market capitalization at the end of November 2018.

The SET index series are reviewed semi-annually, while in this review, used the data from December 1, 2017 to Nov 30, 2018 for consideration. The eligible securities must have been listed and traded on SET for a minimum of six months and qualify by size, liquidity and others criteria on each index.

For more details on the constituents, selection criteria and index methodology, please visit www.set.or.th.