Bangkok--16 Mar--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has approved THB 30.00 billion (about USD 852.27 million) in new listings on Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) from Bank of Thailand (BOT).
BOT50/27/14D has a 14-day maturity and will fall due on April 3, 2007. It will commence trading on March 20, using “CB07403A” as its trading symbol.
Presently BOT bonds total THB 1.05 trillion, or 31.08% of all bonds listed on BEX.
This issue will lift BEX-listed government bonds to THB 3.05 trillion (about USD 86.65 billion), or 89.94% of the value of all listed bonds. The total listed value of bonds now rises to THB 3.39 trillion (about USD 96.34 billion).
Those wishing to invest in BEX-listed bonds should contact any securities firm. To stay updated on domestic and international bond markets, they should visit www.bex.or.th , or browse www.thaimutualfund.com to learn more about fixed income funds.