EquitiesThailand's top stocks reap gains on digital wallet rollout
Food retailers, convenience stores and lenders among main beneficiaries
The Bangkok headquarters of CP All, one of the companies whose shares have benefited from announcements related to the government's digital wallet initiative. © Reuters
FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer
BANGKOK -- As tens of millions of Thais on Thursday begin to register for a long-awaited digital wallet handout, the biggest winners from the 500 billion baht ($14 billion) initiative on the Bangkok bourse are shaping up to be a who's who of Thailand's largest conglomerates and richest families.