Brokers: Fed's 0.25% Rate Hike Favors Bank, Export and Value Play Stocks

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The Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee voted unanimously to raise the policy interest rate by 0.25% to a range of 3.75–4.00%, as the market expected, while its Dot Plot signaled one more 25 basis point hike to 4.00–4.25% by the end of this year, even as the overall picture reflects a High for Longer stance. Efinancethai gathered the views of analysts from four houses. Krungsri Securities expects the SET to rebound today, with resistance at 1,575 and 1,583 points and support at 1,550 and 1,545 points. Finansia Syrus Securities expects the SET Index to move Sideways to Sideways Up in a range of 1,555–1,572 points. Pi Securities assesses a range of 1,550–1,580 points, and Aira Securities says the market has already priced in the concerns. Sectors seen benefiting include commercial banks, with standout picks KBANK, BBL, KTB, SCB and KKP; exporters and electronic components, DELTA, HANA, TU and ITC; Value Play and medical stocks, BDMS, BCH and BH; groups that get a psychological boost from softer crude oil prices, such as airlines AOT, THAI and BA, construction materials and contractors TASCO, STECON and PYLON, power and utilities GULF, GPSC and BGRIM, and hotels AWC and ERW. Stocks seen under pressure include groups carrying high financial costs, such as utilities and power, and industries tied to falling oil prices, such as oil and refineries, amid psychological pressure after Brent crude fell sharply to US$105 a barrel.

Impact on stocks 28

Financials · 5 stocks
Digital Finance & Tokenization · 3 stocks
Bangkok Bank PCL
BBL
▲ PositiveMonetaryrelevance

Bangkok Bank is a standout commercial bank pick expected to benefit from the Fed's 0.25% rate hike.

Industrials · 3 stocks
Pylon Public Company Limited
PYLON
▲ PositiveMonetaryrelevance

PYLON is listed among construction materials and contractors benefiting from the rate-hike environment and softer crude oil prices.

Airports Of Thailand PCL
AOT
▲ PositiveMonetaryrelevance

Fed rate hike and softer crude oil prices give airlines like AOT a psychological boost per analysts.

Energy Transition & Power Demand · 3 stocks
B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited
BGRIM
± MixedMonetaryrelevance

Named among power/utilities seen benefiting from softer crude, but also flagged as a high-financial-cost group under pressure from the Fed hike.

Global Power Synergy PCL
GPSC
± MixedMonetaryrelevance

Named among power and utilities seen benefiting from softer crude, but utilities are also flagged as high-financial-cost groups under pressure from the rate hike.

Consumer Staples · 2 stocks
i-Tail Corp. PCL
ITC
▲ PositiveMonetaryrelevance

Named among exporters (TU, ITC) seen benefiting from the Fed's 0.25% rate hike.

Thai Union Group PCL
TU
▲ PositiveMonetaryrelevance

TU is named among exporters/electronic components seen benefiting from the Fed's rate hike environment.

Health Care · 2 stocks
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL
BH
▲ PositiveMonetaryrelevance

Listed among medical stocks (BDMS, BCH, BH) seen benefiting from the Fed's rate hike as a Value Play group.

Artificial Intelligence · 1 stocks
Semiconductors · 1 stocks
Electrification & Mobility · 1 stocks
Consumer Discretionary · 1 stocks
Aerospace & Aviation · 1 stocks
Aging Population · 1 stocks
Real Estate · 1 stocks
Materials · 1 stocks