Thursday 7 February 2013

Kenanga Today - 7 Feb 2013


NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l Sunway REIT private placement of 215.0m units (Comment included in Kenanga Today)
l Amcorp Properties earnings down 20.4%
l TRC gets RM283.6m contract
l Paramount Corp in RM550.0m private debt securities programme
l AirAsia X routes saw increase in load factor by 2.0%
l MKH buys stake for RM18.0m
l Gabungan AQRS plans M&A for mechanical and engineering unit

FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l Google to buy marketing services company for USD125.0m
l Virgin Media said to seek USD8.3b for buyout by Liberty

ECONOMIC NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
Global
l Weak Global Business Expansion
Asia Pacific
l Australia Retail Sales Suffer Third Month Of Falls
l N.Z. Employers Unexpectedly Cut Jobs Last Quarter
USA
l US Mortgage Applications Rose Last Week, Despite Rate Hike
Europe
l Europe Consumers Are World’s Most Pessimistic
l German Factory Orders Add To Signs Of European Recovery
l UK Borrowing Will Be £64bn More Than Forecast, Says Ifs
l Poland Cuts MainRate For Fourth Month As Economy Slows
Currencies
l Euro Drops As Investors Fret Berlusconi Progress
Commodities
l Brent Rises, U.S.Crude Dips On Inventory Build
l Gold Quietly Higher; Players Eye ECB Meeting

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