IDEAS OF THE DAY
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Initiating
Coverage: REDTONE
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Sector
Update: Telecommunication
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Results
Update: CMMT, PANTECH
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Company
Update: AXREIT, PBBANK
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On
Our Portfolio: Adding MPHB into our Thematic Portfolio
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On
Our Technical Watch: CIMB, PERDANA
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Economic
Viewpoint: Malaysia
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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Petronas
Dagangan plans RM700.0m capex for 2013
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BAT
awaits impact of govt cigarette ruling
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Perisai
Petroleum’s 85.0m placement shares fixed at RM1.03
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KFC's
RM130m expansion plan
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IRCB
faces winding-up if it fails to pay RM16.9m debt
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Latexx
Partners sued by Sentinel
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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Microsoft
in talks to invest up to USD3.0b in Dell
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Google
profit rises on year-end advertising gain
ECONOMIC
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
Global
l World Jobless Numbers Rise, Says UN Labour Agency
l Davos 2013: Business Leaders 'See No Growth'
l Reserves As At January 15 Increased By RM0.8b
l Malaysia-S. Korea
l Japan
l Existing Home Sales Decline As U.S.
l German Investor Confidence Surges To Pre-Crisis High
l Financial Transactions Tax In Europe
Given Go-Ahead
Currencies
l Dollar Falls After Bank Of Japan
Commodities
l Brent Up Near $112 On Better Global Economic Outlook
l Gold Up On Japan