Thursday, December 20, 2007

Thursday update

DJIA closed at 13,207.27 (-27.2) this morning.

Asian stocks open higher today. (National holiday in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.)
The Bank of Japan refrained from raising interest rates in the first unanimous decision since June, after a drop in business confidence signaled companies are bracing for slower economic growth. (Bloomberg)

Morgan Stanley received a $5 billion cash infusion from China Investment Corp., the nation's sovereign wealth fund. (Bloomberg)

Local headlines:

Glomac Bhd's net profit surged 145.5% to RM10.2mil for the second quarter to Oct 31, on a 16.5% growth in revenue to RM84mil from RM72.1mil a year ago. (The Star)

Dialog Group Bhd's subsidiary Overseas Technical Engineering and Construction Pte Ltd has been awarded a contract worth S$61mil from Vopak Terminals Singapore Pte Ltd. (The Star)

UEM Group property arm, UEM Land Sdn Bhd, and a unit of the Dubai World company will jointly develop a 44.4ha site in southern Johor with an estimated gross development value of RM1.5 billion. UEM Land and Limitless Holdings Pte Ltd yesterday formed a 40:60 joint venture company. (Business Times)

Kencana Petroleum Bhd said its subsidiary Kencana HL Sdn Bhd has secured a contract worth RM24mil for the fabrication of subsea manifolds from Cameron Ltd. (TIMENet)

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