Wednesday, April 10, 2013

News Bits | 10 April 2013

IDEAS OF THE DAY (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR DETAILS)
l  Sector Update: Telecommunications
l  On Our Technical Watch: GBGAQRS, LIONIND
 
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l  WCT: The Oman project never commenced
l  LBS shares suspended, to announce Zhuhai land sale
l  L&G proposes rights issue to raise RM77.8m
l  Gabungan AQRS to record RM15.0m gains from Juru land sale
l  CIMB Thai sees Q1 8.0% loan growth
l  TDM proposes dividend of 22 sen a share, bonus issue
l  ECS, Samsung seal distribution deal
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l  Lagardere sells EADS stake for USD3.0b
l  Hedge fund Aurelius offers Clearwire USD80.0m financing
 
ECONOMIC NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
Malaysia
l  ADB: Malaysian Economy To Grow By 5.3%
Asia Pacific
l  Asian Development Bank Forecasts Fragile 2013 Recovery
l  China March CPI Up 2.1%, PPI Falls 1.9%
l  Australia To Cease Mortgage-Bond Purchases After Market Revival
USA
l  Job Openings At Five-Year High Signal U.S. Rebound
l  US Wholesale Inventories Slide Most In 1.5 Years
l  Small Business Confidence Retreats After Three Months Of Gains
Europe
l  German Exports Fell In February Amid Euro-Area Recession
l  Greek Inflation Turns Negative, First Time In 45 Years
l  UK Industrial Production Beats Expectations
Currencies
l  Dollar Stabilizes After Eyeing 100 Yen
Commodities
l  Oil Rises On Weak Dollar, Brent-Wti Spread Widens
l  Gold Up On Volatile Currency Moves But Weakness Seen