Kenanga
Today
IDEAS OF THE DAY (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR DETAILS)
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Sector
Reports: Automotive, Building Materials, Construction, Consumer-Sin,
Consumer-Retail, Gaming, Healthcare, Logistics and Transportation, M-REITs,
Media, Property, Rubber Glove, Telecommunication & Technology
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Results
Note: AEONC, UMCCA
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On
Our Radar: OCK
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Technically
Speaking: PWROOT, MICROLN
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Economic
Viewpoint – Malaysia
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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Scientex
Q1 net profit up 20.6% to RM24.9m
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Hai-O
double earnings in 2QFY13 to RM16.1m
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Apollo
Food net profit jumped 85%
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LB
Aluminium posts higher Q2 earnings
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New
Hoong Fatt to acquire Jakarta land for RM22.9m
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MyEG
allocates RM60.0m capex for two new online services
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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Macquarie
to shut Singapore
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UBS
fined USD1.5b in growing Libor scandal
ECONOMIC
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
l November CPI Stays At 1.3%
l Zeti Sees Growth To Hold Steady At 5% Next Year
l Asia Business Sentiment Edges Up In Fourth Quarter, But
Global Worries Persist
l Japan
l World Bank Raises China
l N.Z.’S Economic Growth Slows More Than Forecast
l Building Permits Increase As U.S.
l Housing Starts Fall As Northeast Feels Effects Of Sandy
l Republicans Said To Consider Spending Cuts In Bill
l Fitch Warns US Could Lose AAA If 'Fiscal Cliff' Hits
l German Business Confidence Rises
Currencies
l Euro Comes Off 8-Month High Vs. Dollar
Commodities
l Oil Rises On U.S.
l Gold Ends Flat, U.S.