Kenanga Today : 23 August 2012

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

- KrisAssets Q2 pre-tax profit up 33.5% to RM57.3m excluding fair value gain

- Astro offers 1.52b shares in Malaysia's 3rd largest IPO

- Boustead 2Q net profit plunges 76% y-o-y

- Wing Tai posts sharply lower pre-tax profit

- Guan Chong 2Q results near flat; bonus issue stays

- Allianz, OSK Trustees sign strategic partnership

FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

- BHP delays USD20.0b Olympic Dam project as profit slides

- HP posts mega-loss after EDS write-down  

Source: Kenanga