IDEAS OF THE DAY (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR DETAILS)
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Sector
Update: Automotive
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Results
Note: AEONCR, BURSA
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Quick
Bites: FGV, GAMUDA, MMCCORP
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On Our Technical Watch: ASUPREM
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Economic
Viewpoint: The Gold crash - A sign of recovery and subsiding
inflationary fears?
NEWS
HIGHLIGHTS
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Tenaga,
Formis, YTL Power short-listed to tender for RM8.0b coal-fired power plant
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Ekovest
to bid for more Iskandar jobs
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PNSB
clears air over Dijaya land deal
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Hektar
plans RM19.0m capex to refurbish Kedah malls
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Ken
Holdings, with RM2.0b order book, sees better performance
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Matrix
Concepts to launch RM680.0m projects in Negeri, Johor
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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Dish
makes national security argument for Sprint offer
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IBM
said to be in talks to sell low-end server unit to Lenovo
ECONOMIC
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
l Japanese Exports Exceed Estimates As Yen’s Slide Aids
Sales
l Foreign Appetite For Japan
l China
l China March Home Prices Rise For Third Month
l Jobless Claims Little Changed As U.S.
l Leading Index’s Drop Points To Slower U.S. Growth
l Consumer Comfort In U.S.
l German Parliament Backs Cyprus
l U.K.
Currencies
l Dollar Slips After Weak U.S.
Commodities
l Oil Bounces Back After Six-Day Sell-Off
l Gold Up In Roller-Coaster Trade, Sentiment Stays
Uneasy