Kenanga
Today
IDEAS OF THE DAY
l
Initiating
Coverage: HUAYANG
l
Sector
Update: Media
l
Company
Update: KLCCP
l
Result
Note: AFG, AMBANK, DIALOG, GASMSIA, MAYBANK BII, KIANJOO
l
Quick
Bites: BIPORT, KNM
l
On Our Technical Watch: STAR, UZMA
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l
Deftechbuys
CTRM from MOF (Comment included in Kenanga Today)
l
Lower
operating expenses, cheaper raw material lift Padiberas Nasional 4Q profit
l
Jobstreet's
pre-tax profit rises to RM18.2m in Q4
l
MAS
Orders 36 ATR 72-600s for USD840.0m
l
KLK
keen on Aussie farm land
l
Digistar
bids for ICT jobs worth RM200.0m
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l
Herbalife
fourth-quarter profit tops analysts’ estimates
l
Dell profit falls amid attempt to go
private
ECONOMIC
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
Global
l OECD Economies In 0.2% Quarterly Decline
l India
l Obama Warns Sequester Will Cause Job Losses
l Homebuilder Confidence In U.S.
l German Investor Confidence Surges To Three-Year High
l Greek Current Account Gap Shrinks
Currencies
l Yen Up After Denial Of Plan For Foreign Bond Buys
Commodities
l Brent Steadies Below $118, Global Growth Hopes Support
l Gold Drops Near 6-Month Low On Economic Optimism