: Higher biomass cost. As a result, the gross profit margin dropped in the consolidate income statement from 21% to 16% in 2017. World sugar price volatility At the beginning of 2017, world sugar price has
gLooking for lower-risk funds /Low-volatility funds tend not to attract greedy short-term investors with explosive gains and also do a better job of protecting shareholders' capital during downturns. gLast
volatility of CPKO On qoq basis, demand for Natural FA in 4Q17 climbed up from 3Q17, mainly due to Synthetic FA prices remains high following an increase of crude oil prices ,and the supply shortage of Natural
2018 Page 17/21 Overview of the Stock Exchange of Thailand In line with global equities, Thai stocks saw another year of unusual volatility in 2018 of which investor confidence was affected considerably
to closely monitor credit quality and maintain high levels of capital fund and loan loss provisions to withstand a potential adverse impact from economic uncertainty. Credit Rating LH Financial Group
from the US foreign trade policies and retaliatory measures by major advanced economies as well as volatility in the global financial markets. In the meantime, the domestic political situation warrants
expiring relief packages and (4) the rising political uncertainty Meanwhile, in the auto industry, the total number of car sales for the first eight months of this year stood at 456,872 units, contracting by
repercussions on the global economy, compounded by a steep recession. It was a grim scenario, with uncertainty looming large. One year later, we stand in a very different place. Brent crude oil price has had a