Total Access shares receive high ratings from most analysts

Article Abstract:

Thai investors rushed to buy shares of cellular telephone service provider Total Access Communication (TAC), which priced its initial public offering at $6.25 per share. TAC was listed at the Stock Exchange of Singapore to allow TAC's parent company UCOM Inc. to maintain 81% of its stake in TAC. The Stock Exchange of Bangkok would have required UCOM to sell more of its stake. Analysts give high ratings to TAC's shares due to strong demand and good market fundamentals.

Radiotelephone communications, Cellular Mobile Radio Services, Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications, Security brokers and dealers, Securities Brokerage, Securities Trading, Reports, Cellular telephone services industry, Cellular telephone services, Securities industry, Going public (Securities), Initial public offerings, Total Access Communications

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Convertible bonds offer safety when stocks head south

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Stock market analysts advise investors of taking convertible bonds over shares when investing in the Asian securities market due to the inherent stability of the instruments over pure equity instruments. Pure equity instruments are prone to be affected by the volatile Asian market. The case of Bangkok Bank and Pilipino Telephone are cases in point, wherein the prices of the companies stock fell but the value of their respective convertible bonds remained stable.

Portfolio Management, Methods, Convertible bonds

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Analysts pluck bargains out of Thai finance sector

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Investors looking for bargains should take a close look at Thailand's finance companies. The heavily battered sector may offer some good buys following its continued decline after peaking in Aug. 1994. Fund managers say the finance sector cannot go down much further after plunging to the lowest levels. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Finance & Securities Index has dropped by 45% from its Aug. 1994 level and has declined by 25% since 1995.

Other Financial Vehicles, Financial Services NEC, Financial services industry, Financial services

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