<div>This article first appeared in<em> The Edge Financial Daily,</em> on October 20, 2016.<br />
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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><strong>Willowglen MSC Bhd (+ve)</strong></p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SHARES in Willowglen MSC Bhd (fundamental: 2.55/3, valuation: 2.4/3) triggered our momentum algorithm for the third time since September. The counter closed one sen or 1.3% lower at 77 sen yesterday, with 1.99 million shares traded. In comparison, its 200-day average volume was 210,933 shares.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Willowglen provides remote terminal units and software that provides telemetry, real-time motion video images and integration of various business systems.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>A filing with Bursa Malaysia on Tuesday showed that its substantial shareholder, OSK Technology Ventures Sdn Bhd, sold 31,700 shares at 76.6 sen on Tuesday and 283,300 shares at 77 sen on Monday. This brings its shareholding to 12.6% in Willowglen.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Willowglen’s net profit rose 39.06% to RM5.02 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, from RM3.61 million a year ago, mainly due to higher turnover and contribution from our associate company in Canada. Revenue grew 16.08% to RM32.77 million from RM28.23 million.</p></div>


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on October 20, 2016.

 

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PARIS (April 25): BNP Paribas (BNPP) reported a fall in first-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday but beat analyst forecasts, as lower expenses and a strong performance in its corporate banking business offset flat or falling revenues elsewhere.

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BEIJING (April 25): Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPeng on Thursday said its software and artificial intelligence training upgrades will enter a "super fast cycle" from May, and that it hopes the use of its platform will expand to other Asian countries and Europe.

XPeng CEO says its software, AI upgrades to enter 'super fast cycle'

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Malaysia’s consumer inflation came in lower than expected in March from a year earlier as prices of healthcare and food rose at a slower pace, official data on Thursday showed.

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BENGALURU (April 25): The Philippine peso and South Korean won led losses on Thursday among subdued Asian emerging currencies, while stock markets in the region were pulled lower by a weak tech sector, after Facebook parent Meta Platforms disappointed with its forecasts.

Asian stocks slide on US tech earnings worries; currencies fall

Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global sales and production hit record highs in the year ended March 31, supported by robust demand and the absence of semiconductor supply constraints it had to endure in recent years.

Toyota hits record annual output, sales on robust demand

THE uptrend in the prices of a number of commodities — reflected in the 14.2% rise in the S&P GSCI from its recent December trough — brought back memories of the commodity bull run in 2021 and 2022, when the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic followed by the war in Ukraine choked global supply ...

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Nestle on Thursday missed first-quarter organic sales growth estimates, as the world's biggest packaged food company hiked prices and sold fewer products, particularly in North America.

Nestle misses sales estimates after hiking prices across the board

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members, who are below 55 years old, will have an Account 3, in addition to the existing two accounts for their retirement savings, starting May 11.&nbsp;</p>


EPF members under age 55 will have Account 3 starting May 11

<p>Malaysia is in early discussions with tycoons on opening a casino in Forest City, people familiar with the matter said, in a bid to revive the beleaguered US$100 billion (RM478.35 billion) property project that counts the country’s monarch as one of its shareholders.</p>


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<p>Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao is facing up to three years in prison if efforts by US prosecutors to secure his sentencing prove successful. More than 160 friends, colleagues and investors are determined for the crypto executive to escape incarceration entirely.</p>


Friends, family, royalty seek mercy for crypto’s richest man

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Digital Nasional names senior telco and tech leaders as new directors

<p>Shares of YTL Corp Bhd rallied to a new all-time high on Thursday after Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) flagged more upside even after a 42% year-to-date surge.</p>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Mega First Corp Bhd shares have likely peaked following a recent rally to new all-time highs, and investors should stop buying the stock now, Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) said and downgraded the stock to ‘hold’.</p>

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<p>Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming’s press secretary Pang Sock Tao was announced as the unity government’s candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election on May 11.</p>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Agricore CS Holdings Bhd, a food ingredients supplier, has obtained approval from Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd to list on its ACE Market.</p>


Agricore CS Holdings gets Bursa Malaysia nod to list on ACE Market

<p>Malaysia’s consumer inflation came in lower than expected in March from a year earlier as prices of healthcare and food rose at a slower pace, official data on Thursday showed.</p>

<p>The Consumer Price Index — Malaysia’s main gauge of inflation — rose 1.8% year-on-year, according to the Department of Statistics. The headline figure was a tad lower than the median 2% rise predicted in a Bloomberg survey of economists, and unchanged versus February’s 1.8% gain.</p>


<p>RHB Retail Research said NationGate Holdings Bhd is observing a technical breakout after climbing above the RM1.70 immediate resistance on surging trading volume.</p>


NationGate is observing technical breakout, says RHB Retail Research 

<p>Singapore's Keppel said on Thursday its first-quarter net profit excluding the effects of legacy offshore and marine assets was higher, boosted by strong performance in the global asset manager's infrastructure and connectivity segments.</p>


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<p>RHB Retail Research said Naim Holdings Bhd is likely to resume its uptrend after the recent consolidation above the 97.5 sen breakout level.</p>


Naim Holdings likely to resume its uptrend, says RHB Retail Research 

<p>Asian stocks fell on Thursday as disappointing earnings forecasts from Facebook parent Meta Platforms hammered tech shares, while the yen's slump past 155 per dollar for the first time since 1990 raised the spectre of intervention from Tokyo.</p>


Stocks hit by tech slide; yen flails at intervention zone

<p>Benchmark S&amp;P 500 closed higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors weighed an uptick in Treasury yields amid positive corporate results particularly from technology giants.</p>


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<p>The Court of Appeal has allowed a bid by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to have a bench of five judges to hear his review application to restore his acquittal by the High Court of four of his abuse of power charges last year.</p>

<p>His lawyer Chetan Jethwani said that Court of Appeal deputy registrar Muhammad Noor Firdaus Rosli informed the parties of the matter on Thursday morning during case management.</p>


Appellate court grants Muhyiddin five-member bench for review of charges

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<p>Synergy House Bhd may trend higher after breaking out from its one-week bullish rectangular pattern two sessions ago, to a new all-time high.</p>
