-income households. Nevertheless, high levels of household debt continue to weigh on household purchasing power. Headline inflation in the first quarter of 2019 was 1.2 percent, up from 0.4 percent in the

farm and non-farm income. Public spending also increased from spending on goods and services and compensation expenses while capital spending declined from the high base effect of last year from the

operating income ratio 45.8% 40.7% 50.7% 5.1% (4.9)% 43.3% 49.4% (6.1)% Return on average assets * 1.07% 1.13% 0.98% (0.06)% 0.09% 1.10% 1.07% 0.03% Return on average equity * 8.38% 8.81% 7.80% (0.43)% 0.58

and services income, net 1,275,577 1,130,742 144,835 12.8 Gain on financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss 459,381 0 459,381 n.a. Gain on trading and foreign exchange

fees and service income to operating income ratio 21.2% 23.9% 21.3% (2.7)% (0.1)% 22.5% 22.7% (0.2)% Expense to operating income ratio 45.3% 42.6% 42.8% 2.6% 2.4% 44.0% 41.4% 2.6% Return on average

to the decrease in gains on investments and dividend income and the increase in expected credit losses. Net Interest Income In the first quarter of 2021, net interest income amounted to Baht 1,228.3

Securities Public Company Limited (the “Company”) hereby informs that the Board of Directors’ Meeting No. 8/2018, held on November 12, 2018, has resolved to grant approval for the Company to dispose of the

10,433,050 195,388 1.9 Fees and services income 4,448,116 4,174,296 273,820 6.6 Fees and services expenses 392,980 467,747 (74,767) (16.0) Fees and services income, net 4,055,136 3,706,549 348,587 9.4 Gain on

9.4 Gain on trading and foreign exchange transactions, net 268,337 577,240 (308,903) (53.5) Gain (Loss) on investments, net 177,943 203,326 (25,383) (12.5) Dividend income and profit sharing 673,584

by the reduction in non-recurring revenue by 18.67mb or -33.3%. Other Income Other income has increased by 6.89mb or 84.9% to 15.01mb (2018: 8.12mb) as a result of realized gains on investments