US stimulus hopes keep equities aloft
published : 13 Feb 2021 at 04:00
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Recap: Global stocks and emerging markets hovered near record highs as investors bet on more US pandemic relief spending, despite signs of fresh US-China tension, while European stocks fell with retail and energy shares posting losses.
The SET index moved in a range of 1,503.19 and 1,529.49 points before ending a holiday-shortened week at 1,508.35 on Thursday, up 0.8% from the previous week, in daily turnover averaging 92.12 billion baht.
Foreign investors were net buyers of 3.11 billion baht. Brokerage firms bought 2.82 billion, while retail investors purchased 1.42 billion baht. Institutional investors were net sellers of 7.35 billion baht worth of shares.
SF Holding to buy KLN stake
published : 11 Feb 2021 at 04:00
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SET-listed Kerry Express Thailand (KEX) says Chinese logistics giant SF Holding s intention to buy a 51.8% stake in Hong Kong-listed Kerry Logistics Network (KLN), the parent firm of KEX s major shareholder KLN Logistics Thailand, shows SF is gearing up to expand its footprint in Asia.
Kerry Express notified the Stock Exchange of Thailand of SF Holding s move yesterday.
Kerry Express Thailand chief executive Alex Ng said the acquisition has yet to take place. However, this may reflect SF Holding s strong determination to expand its overseas market reach, particularly in Asia, Mr Ng said.
FormFactor Announces Participation at the 23rd Annual Needham Growth Conference
FormFactor Announces Participation at the 23rd Annual Needham Growth Conference
LIVERMORE, Calif., Jan. 07, 2021 FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq:FORM) is pleased to announce its participation in the following investor conference:
Needham 23rd Annual Growth Conference Location: Virtual Date: January 13
th, 2021 Presentation Time: 2:45 pm ET
The public is invited to listen to a live webcast of FormFactor’s presentation, which can be accessed from the investors’ section of the company’s website at www.formfactor.com. Replay of the webcast will also be available at www.formfactor.com.
About FormFactor:
FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full IC life cycle – from metrology and inspection, characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upo
Epiphany Technology Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $350,000,000 Initial Public Offering
Epiphany Technology Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $350,000,000 Initial Public Offering
New York, NY, Jan. 07, 2021 Epiphany Technology Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 35,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The units will be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) and will begin trading tomorrow, Friday, January 8, 2021, under the ticker symbol “EPHYU”. Each unit consists of one share of the Company’s Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Only whole warrants are exercisable and will trade. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, shares of the Class A common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the s
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and GOSSELIES, Belgium, Jan. 05, 2021 iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITOS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the