Friday, July 12, 2013

News Bits | 12 July 2013


IDEAS OF THE DAY (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR DETAILS)
l  Company Update: PUNCAK, SUPERMX
l  On Our Technical Watch: CMSB
l  Economic Viewpoint: BNM Monetary Policy Meeting, Industrial Production
 
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l  AZRB bags projects worth RM171.5m from UTM
l  PKNS: No takers yet for PJ Sentral stake
l  Nestle to up investments in Malaysia
l  IOI Properties proposes 2.2b share distribution
l  Ong likely to face uphill battle
l  Selangor government never gave allocation for capex, says Syabas
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS       
l  Phoenix Group in talks to merge with Swiss Re unit
l  Former MGM Chairman Sloan, Sagansky plan USD250.0m Media IPO
 
ECONOMIC NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
Malaysia
l  Unchanged, Rates To Stay Pat For The Rest Of 2013
l  Production In May Expanded By 3.4% YoY
Asia Pacific
l  Indonesia Central Bank Surprises Again With Big Rate Hike
l  Bank Of Japan Sees Modest Recovery In Economy
l  Australia’s Jobless Rate Hits 5.7%
USA
l  US Budget Surplus Highest In Five Years In June
l  Consumer Comfort In U.S. Improves To Highest Level In Five Years
l  US Jobless Claims Jump Above Forecasts; Prices Still Tame
l  Bernanke Supports Continuing Stimulus Amid Debate Over QE
Europe
l  Greek Unemployment Hits New Record High (Again)
Currencies
l  Bernanke-Inspired Liquidation Slams U.S. Dollar
Commodities
l  Brent Near Three-Month Peak As Dollar Wilts On Fed Stance
l  Gold Rises 1.4 Pct As Fed Stimulus Extension Hopes