PUBLISHED : 9 Oct 2023 at 09:16
Thai bond valuations soared by 5.8% to 16.7 trillion baht in the first nine months this year, with government and corporate bonds being the main drivers of the increase, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA).
Corporate debentures worth 825 billion baht were issued from January to September.
Bonds with high credit ratings were the most popular debt instrument, though some issuers postponed issuance to wait for suitable timing and interest rate costs.
Bond valuation is a method used to calculate the present value of the expected future returns, earnings, or cash flow from a bond investment.
Foreign funds continued to exit Thai debt instruments for three consecutive quarters, resulting…
