IDEAS OF THE DAY
l Sector Update: Media
l Results Note: BENALEC, CIMB, DIALOG, HARTA, LAFMSIA, MBMR, MRCB, SEG, SUNWAY, SURIA, TSH
l Company Update: MATRIX, MUHIBAH
l Quick Bites: TM
l On Our Technical Watch: CANONE, GTRONIC
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l MBSB eyes second structured covered sukuk
l Maybank eyes RM1.0b remittances
l Time dotCom buys land
l FGV unit set to ride on rising biodiesel demand
l Kronologi Asia seals underwriting agreement with Bank Islam for IPO
FOREIGN NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
l Blackstone in USD2.3b deal to sell tower to Ivanhoe
l KKR, CD&R prepare joint bid for PetSmart
ECONOMIC NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (MACRO BITS)
Malaysia
l Malaysia's October Vehicles Sales Slip To 54,187 Units On-Year
l Zeti: 3pc Surplus ‘Good Sign’
Asia
l Japan PM To Seek Fresh Mandate For 'Abenomics' With Snap Poll
l Japan's Aso Signals Tax Hike Delay, Says Must Not Happen Again
l China Home Price Fall Deepens Despite Policy Support
l China's FDI Slows Again In October, Services Sector In Favour
l Bank Indonesia Raises Key Interest Rate As Fuel Prices Increase
USA
l U.S. Producer Inflation Up, But Underlying Trend Muted
l U.S. Has Record Inflow Of Portfolio Investments In September
l Homebuilder Confidence Rebounds As U.S. Buyers More Enthusiastic
Europe
l German Investor Confidence Rebounds As Recession Averted
l UK Inflation Rate Rises To 1.3% In October
Currencies
l Dollar Recovers Against Yen On Abe’s Election Plans
Commodities
l Brent Slips Below $79 As Rhetoric Heats Up Before OPEC Meeting
l Gold Rises, Briefly Breaks $1,200/Oz As Dollar Drops
