Tuesday, November 23, 2010

FBMKLCI 1503.20 DJ -24.97 CRUDE OIL 81.75 RM 3.078

Key Asian markets including Bursa Malaysia are expected to start on a softer note on Tuesday, Nov 23, weighed down by the weaker overnight close on Wall Street due to the debt crisis in Europe and the FBI’s probe into insider trading.
Reuters reported risk aversion kicked in as stocks followed the euro's fall against the U.S. dollar after turmoil in Ireland's fragile coalition government overshadowed an agreed-on bailout of the country. Investors fear the crisis will spread throughout Europe, raising the spectre of losses by exposed U.S. banks.

PPB Group Bhd saw its 3QFY10 ended Sept 30 net profit plunge 51.6% year-on-year, or RM307.1 million, to RM288 million due to weaker contributions from 18.35%-owned associate Wilmar International Ltd.

The jury is still out on the preliminary offer made by Tan Sri Halim Saad to acquire the entire business and undertakings of QSR Brands Bhd, with analysts saying details are still too scant to judge whether the offer is fair. 

MRCB-IJM Land suspended, they are to announce potential corporate exercise today. Another GLC-private sector property merger appears to be on the cards, this time between Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) and IJM Land Bhd, as has been speculated since last week. 

FTSE Group and Bursa Malaysia Bhd announced yesterday that Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd would replace Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd (BToto) in the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KL Composite Index (FBM KLCI).

Javace Sdn Bhd has extended the takeover offer for UBG Bhd shares to 5pm on Dec 17 from 5pm tomorrow, UBG Bhd told Bursa Malaysia yesterday.

Salcon Bhd has proposed to sell a 40% stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary Salcon Asia to Challenger Emerging Market Infrastructure Fund Pte Ltd (EMIF) for 238 million renminbi or RM112.26mil cash.


CIMB Group Holdings Bhd posted a 26% increase in net profit to RM916mil in the third quarter ended Sept 30 versus RM726.8mil in the same period a year ago. 

BHIC posted a slightly higher net profit of RM26.9mil for the third quarter ended Sept 30 versus RM24.75mil a year ago.

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