SET SPOTLIGHT:
EMC price rises following 10% share buy-back plan Sept’08 – Mar’09
EMC Public saw its price rise by nearly 4% this morning to 27 satang a share after its Board of Directors resolved to buy back no more than 10% of its stocks from the market with a budget of 192 million baht.
The buy-back period is set from September 8th - March 7th 2009.
EMC informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand its planned share buy-back is intended to help restore the true price of its stocks and to improve its financial management.
At the closing bell, EMC share however finished flat at 26 satang apiece.
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DRT surges to near 2-wk high on the back of THB0.15/share interim dividend payment plan
Share prices of Diamond Roofing Tiles surged to near its two-week high with almost 1% gain on Tuesday morning following the Board of Directors’ approval of the 15-satang per-share interim dividend payment plan.
The payout date is set on September 19th.
And its price settled at this near-two-week high of 2.34 baht per share.
SET HILIGHT:
EGCO: Electricity Generating
XD @ THB2.50 Payout 11 Sept 08
AYUD: Ayudhya Insurance
XD @ THB0.65 Payout 12 Sept 08
SET DATEBOOK:
27 Aug 2008: Bank of Thailand Monetary Policy Committee Meeting
29 Aug 2008: Bank of Thailand Release of July Economic Data