Thailand
Market Watch
| Close of June 14, 2019 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 1.766 | ▼ 0.8 | ▼ 4.0 | ▲ 1.6 |
| 5 Year | 1.826 | ▼ 3.9 | ▼ 10.8 | ▼ 31.2 |
| 10 Year | 2.102 | ▼ 3.5 | ▼ 13.0 | ▼ 38.1 |
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* Government bond yield changes are expressed in basis points. |
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| Currencies | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| THB per USD | 31.239 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 3.4 |
| THB per JPY | 0.288 | ▲ 0.0 | ▲ 0.4 | ▲ 2.4 |
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* Exchange rate changes are expressed as a percentage change. |
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| Interest Rates | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 1D BIBOR | 1.751 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 0.1 |
| 3M BIBOR | 1.874 | ▲ 0.0 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 1.0 |
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* Interest rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Policy Rates
| Change From | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy Rates | Latest Rate (20-Mar-2019) |
Previous Rate (6-Feb-2019) |
YTD Rate |
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| 1-day Repurchase Rate | 1.750 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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* Policy rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Sovereign Ratings
| Agency | Rating | Outlook | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| R&I | BBB+ | stable | 2017-10-24 | |
| RAM | BBB1 | stable | 2019-06-07 | |
| Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| Fitch | BBB+ | stable | 2018-06-07 | |
| S&P | BBB+ | stable | 2017-12-15 | |
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Obstacles ahead on road to the EEC
- Strong baht to deliver Bt66 bn hit
- NESDC worries about trade row's impact on "fragile" sector
- Biggest foreign inflows in three years may stall for Thail stocks
- More stimulus urged despite industrial sentiment uptick
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BOND ISSUANCES
- Debt Securities Auction Results: Auction Date: 07 June 2019
- Debt Securities Auction Results: Auction Date: 24 May 2019
- Debt Securities Auction Results: Auction Date: 16 May 2019
- Debt Securities Auction Results: Auction Date : 7 May 2019
- Debt Securities Auction Results: Auction Date : 28 November 2018
- Size of LCY Bond Market
- Size of LCY Bond Market in % of GDP
- Monthly Bonds Outstanding in USD
- FCY Bonds Outstanding
- Breakdown of LCY Bond Market Issuance
- G3 Currency Bond Issuance
- Government Securities Maturity Profile - LCY
- Corporate Securities Maturity Profile - LCY
- Investor Profile - Government Bonds
- Foreign Holdings in LCY Government Bonds
- Trading Volume
- Bonds Turnover Ratio
- Interest Rate Spread - 2yrs vs 10yrs - LCY Bond
- Yield Volatility - 10yr LCY Bonds
- iBoxx ABF Index Family
- Bid-Ask Spreads (Survey data)
- Government Bond Market Structural Issues
- Corporate Bond Market Structural Issues
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide 2016: Thailand
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide is a comprehensive explanation of the region’s bond markets. It provides
various information such as the history, legal and regulatory framework, speciic characteristics of the market,
trading and transaction including settlement systems, and other relevant information. Bond Market Guide
2016 for Thailand is an outcome of the strong support and kind contributions of ASEAN+3 Bond Market
Forum members and experts, particularly from Thailand. The report should be recognized as a collective
good to support bond market development among ASEAN+3 members.
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Market Summary
Size and Composition
Total local currency bonds outstanding in Thailand increased 2.5% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) and 10.3% year-on-year, reaching THB12,445 billion (USD385 billion) at the end of the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018. The government and corporate sectors both posted quarterly increases, with the former expanding a more rapid 3.3% q-o-q compared with the latter’s marginal increase of 0.5% q-o-q.
Corporate Bond Issuance
Corporate debt sales in the LCY bond market in Q4 2018 amounted to THB356 billion, reflecting a decline of 22.2% from the third quarter. The financial sector had the largest share of newly issued bonds in Q4 2018.
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