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Questor says HOLD

World trade is now retrieve - and Asian economic powers have managed to keep growing at speeds étonnante.Améliore Western economy, the future will be bright for world trade society, but there are a number of factors to retain their markets failed.

Braemar Shipping Services, second shipbroker listed the planet after Clarkson, posted a solid set of numbers earlier this week, given the background of market.

In the six months to 31 August, revenues increased 18 3pc ￡ 67.profit of 6 m and taxes edged ahead by 3pc ￡ 7. 2 m. company raised its dividend by 9% 3pc and actions are now trade on a potential yield of 4 8pc.It is a respectable level income applicants.

Braemar held to emphasize the importance of Asia in its statement provisoire.La company is consolidating its operations in the region of Singapore, regime tax attrayant.Il established oil brokerage, as well as sale and purchase-brokerage offices. The Office will be used as basis for enlargement in Asia, and the company has also granted a licence to operate in China.

However, there is a major issue which means that - although trade returns got off - level margins are not as strong for a period of time.

In the Declaration, Braemar noted: "Growth in Asia should support the application of the expedition, while providing new gauge will tend to remove transportation rates and values of ship - probably some time to come."

This is a hangover from the era of boom in 2007 and 2008.A large number of new ships ordered by companies as they wanted to take advantage of high rates of fret.Bon number orders for vessels have been postponed - but a substantial amount of new capacity comes on the market.

Take oil, by exemple.Morgan Stanley believes that oil fleet by almost 13pc expand next year - with the international agency energy forecasting oil consumption will increase by 1. fair 4pc.You do not have a Nobel Prize in economics to realize that it is negative for airfares - dealers margins would be lower.

The oil market was also very earlier this year due to a sharp report in oil markets (a report is where the future delivery of a product price is higher than the current price) fleet resulted in oil are stored in oil companies, believing that they could sell oil at a price higher at a later date.This situation has almost been settled.

Of course, the consolidation of the Asian companies of the Braemar is sonore.Une much dry bulk market is carrying goods such as Chine.Aussi, iron ore that margins would be lower, there will be more ships Braemar to be placed on the market.

Market observers monitor the cargo rates dry to index the Baltique.Cela Sec brings together data from almost 30 tracks shipping throughout the world and of different sizes of vessel to provide a read-only.

The index hit a peak in August 2008, before plunging 663 just in December of the same year as flu world trade .the 94pc 11.793 ' index recovered since to 2,778 - but is unlikely to hit highs boom time anytime soon because of increasing vessel capacity.

Thus, although shares are trading price low ratio of compensation - multiple current year is only 9.9 - Quaestor believes that a hold rating is appropriée.Les actions are likely to be volatile, but 4 7pc performance - which is twice more covered by compensation - must support the prix.Cependant, Quaestor saw few benefits in the short term and believes that actions are of événements.Cale.

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