IDEAS OF THE DAY (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR DETAILS)
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On Our Radar: YOCB
l On
Our Technical Watch: BRAHIM, SUMATEC
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l RM9.65b Selangor water deal hits snag, again
l Ekovest bags DUKE (Phase-2) master contract worth
RM1.2b
l Cypark to gain from new surcharge
l Caely bags RM97m construction job
l Westports founder Gnanalingam buys 210,000 shares
l Turnaround on right track, says MAS chief
l Glove prices likely to rise due to power tariff review
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l Westfield to buy remaining 50.0% in World Trade
Center
l Telefonica Ordered by Brazil
l Credit Suisse sells German private bank business:
sources
ECONOMIC NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO
BITS)
l China
l Australia Growth Rate Falls
l Companies Boost U.S.
l Services Slowdown Highlights Uneven U.S.
l Trade Gap In U.S.
l CEO Expectations For U.S.
l New-Home Sales In U.S.
l Fed Says Factories Supported ‘Modest To Moderate’ Growth
l Euro-Area Economic Growth Slows As Exports,
Consumption Cool
l Eurozone Recovery 'Loses Momentum'
l UK
Currencies
l Dollar Gains Fade As Traders Ponder Fed Taper
Commodities
l U.S. Crude Gains $1, Spread Narrows
l Gold Rebounds 2 Pct On Short-Covering, Technical
Buying
