Sawasdee – April 20, 2022

Technical recovery on positive sentiment from US markets

Market outlook & strategy
The SET is expected to make a technical recovery, bolstered by positive sentiment from recovery in US markets. However, the SET still lacks support factors and faces negative economic factors, stagflation and tightening monetary policy, which limits upside with a resistance range between 1,683-1,693 and supports at 1,672 and 1,655. We suggest a “Selective Buy” strategy of selecting good-quality defensive stocks with positive drivers to reduce portfolio volatility.

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Industry analysis
Petrochemicals – Uptick in naphtha cost hurt product spread 
 
Company analysis
GULF – Entering digital securities exchange business – Outperform
KKP – 1Q22: Beat on lower provisions – Outperform