l Result
Note: BIMB, DRBHCOM, GENP, KGB, MAHSING, OLDTOWN, PPB, SEGI, SIME, TCHONG and
TM
l Company
Update: UMW
l Quick
Bites: BPORT, PERDANA
l On
Our Radar: COCOLND
l On
Our Technical Watch: POS, WINSUN
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l Kulim
posts Q4 loss of RM1.3b
l Dijaya
Q4 profit advances 18.0%
l Encorp
4Q profit falls 40% on higher finance cost
l Inari
Q2 earnings up 39.8% to RM8.7m
l Offer
for MBf
l UDA
appoints new Group COO
l HSL
to work on RM2.0b projects in hand
FOREIGN
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l EU
regulators block Ryanair's third bid for Aer Lingus
l AIA
Group beats estimate with 89.0% growth in 2012
ECONOMIC
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
l Malaysia
l South Korea
l India
l Key China Tan k Sees 8% GDP Growth In
First Quarter
l Hong Kong Posts Budget Surplus As Economy Set For Stronger Growth
l Machinery Orders Gain Shows U.S. Companies Plan To
Grow
l Bernanke: 6% Unemployment Rate Still 3 Years Away
l Obama To Meet Lawmakers, But After Sequester Deadline
l Euro Zone Sentiment Rises For Fourth Month In February
l Hollande Jobs Pledge Turning Into Achilles Heel As
Claims Rise
l Italy’s 10-Year Government Bonds Advance After Auction
l UK
l Draghi Signals ECB In No Rush To Tighten Monetary
Policy Soon
Currencies
l Euro Up As Italy
Commodities
l Brent Falls Near Month-Low Under $112
l Gold Down 1% On U.S.