Dear Readers,
During this festive period, will be suspending our Daily
products from today and resume in the New Year. We would like to thank you for
your continued support and look forward to improving your readership experience in 2013.
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
Sincerely
The A Team,
DN, PT, LJN, AK, TYK, RL
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IDEAS OF THE DAY (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR DETAILS)
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On
Our Radar: GCB
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Technically
Speaking: OLDTOWN, SPSETIA
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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Silver
Bird chalks up RM18m 4QFY2012 loss
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Felda
plans RM60.0b township project in Pengerang
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TH
Heavy gets stake in oil and gas deal
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Gabungan
AQRS clinches RM36m industrial property contract
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UEM
Builders' major feat in Second
Penang Bridge
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XOX
looks at possible fund-raising exercise for working capital requirements
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Tiger
Synergy awaiting response
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Sunchirin
plans privatisation
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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Starbucks
employees to send politicians message on Cliff
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India
rejects Mahindra's proposal for defense JV with Rafael
ECONOMIC
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
l FTA With Australia
l Singapore
l Thai Exports Up 26.9% On-Year In November
l Thai Growth Forecast Lifted To 5.7%
l Aso Named Japan’s Next Finance Chief As Abe Primes
Fiscal Pump
l South Korea’s Manufacturer Confidence Rebounds After
Election
l North Korea ’s China
l US Fiscal Cliff: Treasury To Act To Delay Debt Limit
l US
l US Holiday Retail
Sales Growth Weakest Since 2008
l Chile
Currencies
l Philippines
l Dollar Climbs To Highest Level vs. Yen Since 2010
Commodities
l Oil Jumps To Nine-Week High On Us Fiscal Talks,
Technicals
l Gold Slips On U.S.
