IDEAS OF THE DAY (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR DETAILS)
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Results
Note: UMCCA
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On
Our Radar: TMCLIFE
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On
Our Technical Watch: AIRPORT, ILB
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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OCK
Group launches RM150.0m in Sukuk programme
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Glomac
Q1 net rises to RM24.1m on strong sales
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Farlim
sells 116.9ac of Penang land to 1MDB for
RM112.5m
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Versatile
Creative gets Iris-related takeover offer at 50 sen a share
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Land
& General rights ICULS oversubscribed 49.4%
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Charon
resigns from CIMB Group to join Khazanah
FOREIGN NEWS
HIGHLIGHTS
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Fairfax consortium bids USD4.7b to take BlackBerry private
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Chrysler
files for IPO as fiat seeks deal to merge carmakers
ECONOMIC NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
l China Manufacturing Activity Growth Picks Up Speed
l Demand Strong As Ever As Institutions Bid For Bond
Sales
l Eurozone PMI Survey 'Shows Underlying Improvement'
l Draghi Says ECB Is Ready To Offer More Long-Term Loans
Currencies
l Dollar Down As Fed Officials Cast Doubt Over Taper
Commodities
l Brent Stays Above $109 On Upbeat China PMI Data
l Gold Falls On Renewed Fed Tapering Worries