<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (Jan 8): Key drivers include buoyant capital markets, asset disposals, listings of business units, regulatory changes and tapping of Islamic funds, Credit Suisse strategist Danny Goh<br />
writes in note.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* Potential restructuring candidates include Sime Darby, Sime Darby Property, Malaysia Airports Holdings, Maybank, AirAsia, IJM Corp., CIMB Group and RHB Bank</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* Positive developments in recent weeks that may boost investors’ sentiment include currency strength, 3Q GDP, earnings beating estimates, foreigners turning net buyers in Dec.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* Market-moving events in 2018 may include economic improvements, currency and bond market stability, key mega projects and general elections</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* Top ideas also include Gamuda, SP Setia, IHH Healthcare, Uzma</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>* Returns in USD since 2016 end: MSCI Malaysia Index +24%, MSCI Emerging Market Index +39%</p></div>

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SINGAPORE (Jan 8): Key drivers include buoyant capital markets, asset disposals, listings of business units, regulatory changes and tapping of Islamic funds, Credit Suisse strategist Danny Goh
writes in note.

* Potential restructuring candidates include Sime Darby, Sime Darby Pro...

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Proton Holdings Bhd reported on Monday its car sales rose by 17.1% to 11,025 vehicles in April (including domestic and exports) compared to the 9,415 units sold last year.

Proton records sales of 11,025 units in April, higher by 17.1% y-o-y

KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): The government is finalising the regulatory framework for online services platforms which aims to, among others, protect children from potential harms associated with early media exposure, according to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

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Panama's former security minister Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday stormed to victory in a presidential poll dominated by his old boss, the popular ex-leader Ricardo Martinelli, who buttressed his campaign despite being holed up in Nicaragua's embassy.

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The case for a European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate cut in June is getting stronger as services inflation is finally starting to ease, ECB chief economist Philip Lane told Spanish newspaper El Confidencial on Monday.

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Analysts have raised their earnings forecasts and target prices (TPs) for plastic packaging maker SLP Resources Bhd, after the group's latest financial results beat their expectations due to improved product mix and higher output.

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<p>The FBM KLCI’s uptrend has been relentless since mid-April as accumulation on blue chips&nbsp;by both local institutions and foreign funds continues, according to Rakuten Trade.</p>


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<p>BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, said Malaysia's deepwater explorations are expected to accelerate as more investments are directed towards under-explored areas.</p>


BMI: Deepwater exploration in Malaysia gathers momentum

<p>Foreign buying of Malaysian equities surged 3.6 times to RM1.06 billion last week from RM292.2 million the prior week, as they net bought every day of the week.</p>


Foreign buying of local equities surged to RM1.06b last week, says MIDF

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): Fraser &amp; Neave Holdings Bhd (F&amp;N) shares surged to their highest in five years on Monday, as better-than-expected results, buoyed investor optimism, while analysts maintained their calls following a briefing.</p>


F&N surges to five-year high on better earnings, outlook

<p>The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has updated its Investor Alert List.</p>

<p>In an alert last Thursday, the commission said the following persons/entities were added to the list:</p>


SC adds six entities to Investor Alert List, four being potential clones

<p>Phillip Capital has initiated coverage on T7 Global Bhd with a “buy” rating at 53 sen and a target price of 68 sen.</p>


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Maybank IB joins coverage of SAM Engineering with counter-consensus ‘buy’ call

<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be having an online meeting with tech giant Google on Monday.</p>

<p>Without disclosing more details on the issues to be discussed, he said Malaysia has continued to receive interests from foreign investors.</p>


Anwar scheduled to have online meeting with Google on Monday

<p>Across much of the developed world, one of the most dependable drivers of economic growth is faltering.</p>

<p>For decades, the rapid inflow of migrants helped countries including Canada, Australia and the UK stave off the demographic drag from aging populations and falling birth rates.</p>


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<p>President Xi Jinping has arrived in France to begin talks aimed at stabilising China’s relationship with Europe, as he tries to perform damage limitation on trade ties with the key bloc.</p>


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<p>EQT AB agreed to buy technology consultant Perficient Inc in a deal valued at about US$3 billion (RM14.22 billion) including debt.</p>


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<p>Asian stocks rose on Monday on renewed bets that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would likely ease rates this year, while the yen weakened after a strong surge last week from Tokyo's suspected currency intervention.</p>


Asia shares rally on Fed cut bets; yen pares gains

<p>Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar and Raja Permaisuri Agong Raja Zarith Sofiah arrived in Singapore on Monday for a two-day state visit to the republic.</p>


King, Queen arrive in Singapore for maiden state visit

<p>Analysts have raised their earnings forecasts and target prices (TPs) for plastic packaging maker SLP Resources Bhd, after the group's latest financial results beat their expectations due to improved product mix and higher output.</p>


<p>Australia’s housing rental value hit a fresh record in April with some cities seeing renewed growth momentum, a troubling sign for the Reserve Bank that’s likely to leave borrowing costs at a 12-year high this week to stave off price pressures.</p>


Australia’s housing rent hits record high in headache for central bank

<p>The new chief executive of Brooks Running said the running shoe maker owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway&nbsp;views China and Europe as growth areas for a business that generates most revenue in the US.</p>


Berkshire's Brooks Running CEO sees China, Europe as growth areas

<p>Robusta coffee prices have climbed to the highest in 45 years, according to the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), as a supply crunch intensifies for the variety used in espresso blends and instant drinks.</p>


<p>Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Democratic rival President Joe Biden of running a "Gestapo administration" in a private address to donors in which he also attacked prosecutors involved in his criminal indictments, according to a recording heard by US media outlets.</p>


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<p>Global petrol demand growth could halve in 2024, squeezing second-half refinery margins, analysts said, driven by a shift to electric cars in China and the US and a return to normal consumption after last year's bounce following Covid-19.</p>


Gasoline demand growth to slow this year on EV growth in China, US

<p>NCT Group of Companies has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with SMARTSEL Sdn Bhd and Mikro Sdn Bhd to scale up the capabilities of the NCT Smart Industrial Park (NSIP), while introducing advanced sustainability practices geared to positively impact its carbon footprint.</p>
