IDEAS OF THE DAY
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Quick
Bites: ALAM, AXIATA, SENDAI
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On Our Technical Watch: MICROLN, INARI
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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UOA
REIT Q4 net profit jumps four-fold
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Atlan
Q3 net profit surges
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Mintech
Resources secures RM35.0m worth of supply contracts
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Gamuda
in talks to sell stakes in Litrak, Sprint
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Perodua
allocated RM2.3b in capex for next four years
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Perodua
records highest ever sales of 189,000 cars in 2012
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Bina
Goodyear to hold creditors meeting on Jan 29
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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BASF
says sweetened Pronova bid is final
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Bain alumni vie for Billabong in a
AUD527.0m fight
ECONOMIC
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
l Singapore
l India
l U.S. Says To Negotiate Services Trade Pact With EU, Japan
l US Retail Sales In December Beat Expectations
l Business Inventories Rose Modestly In November
l German Economy Slows Sharply
l UK
l Fitch Warns Of Risk To UK
l Spanish Underlying Inflation Rate Declines Amid
Recession
Currencies
l Yen Roars Back; Euro Dips Under $1.33
Commodities
l Brent Holds Above $111; US Debt, Forecast Oil Stocks
Gain Weigh
l Platinum At 3-Month High On Amplats Overhaul; Gold
Firm
