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World MarketsNorth and South American markets finished broadly lower today with shares in Mexico leading the region. The IPC is down 1.28% while U.S.'s S& P 500 is off 0.25% and Brazil's Bovespa is lower by 0.01%. North and South American Indexes
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06-Jan-2014 23:25
Yells: "don't learn through life, learn to grow with life " |
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DOW trading in green (+ve)
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06-Jan-2014 20:28
Yells: "don't learn through life, learn to grow with life " |
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Premarkets: Uncertainty abounds as investors return DOW Future up +22 points or 0.13% http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/05/investing/stock-market-lookahead/index.html?iid=HP_LN |
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06-Jan-2014 20:23
Yells: "don't learn through life, learn to grow with life " |
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Thk gufeng for ur regular posting on short, buiyng-in n borrow securities.  What to expect in the stock market in 2014. And even though financial stocks had a great run in 2013, experts think they'll continue to outperform as interest rates rise ... which should boost banks' profitability.
Individual investors are the wild card: Brian McMillan, Chief Investment Officer at Commonwealth Financial Network, said he does not believe stocks should go much higher based on their fundamentals. But that may not matter if individual investors continue to flock back. |
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06-Jan-2014 19:09
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Short sell orders executed on 06 January 2014
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06-Jan-2014 14:08
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SE Asia Stocks-Thai shares at 16-mth lows Indonesia falls on selling in large caps: Reuters Thai stocks hit 16-month lows on Monday as concerns over the impact of political turmoil on the economy spurred selling in shares of banking and telecoms firms while Indonesian stocks fell to their lowest in nearly two weeks on active selling in large caps. The Thai SET index fell 0.9 percent to 1,213.17, slipping at one point to 1,205.44, the lowest since August 2012. Shares... of Kasikornbank, Advanced Info Service and Siam Commercial Bank were among the actively traded stocks. Broker Maybank Kim Eng Securities said it expected the index to move in a range of 1,200-1,240 on the day while KGI Securities said the domestic political turmoil would keep the market rangebound. " The market still lacks clear direction. While it fell sharply last week discounting the current political turmoil, any concrete rebound is unlikely due to persisting uncertainty on politics," KGI strategists wrote in a report. Thousands of anti-government protesters marched through the Thai capital on Sunday, a prelude to a broader action next week when they say they will shut down Bangkok in their bid to scuttle a February election and topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Jakarta's Composite Index shed 1 percent to 4,216.68, having hit 4,204.08, the lowest since Dec. 24, led down by shares of Adaro Energy and Bank Negara Indonesia. The index is expected to continue its weakening trend and trade in a 4,234-4,282 range, broker Trimegah Securities said. A rise in Indonesia's government bond yield prompted market sell-offs in large caps on Friday on expectations the yield would rise further in line with the outlook for U.S. government bonds, Trimegah Securities said. " There could be some follow-up selling from last week," an analyst at Trimegah said. Stocks in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam traded largely in a tight range amid weaknesses in Asian shares after growth in China's services sector slowed sharply last month. |
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06-Jan-2014 11:56
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Tokyo shares fell 2.18 per cent at half session as a weaker dollar and fall on Wall Street stoked profit-taking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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06-Jan-2014 10:22
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China Dec HSBC services PMI falls to lowest in over 2 years
Growth in China's services sector slowed sharply in December to its lowest point since August 2011, a private sector survey showed on Monday, adding to signs of slowing momentum in the world's second-largest economy.
The HSBC/Markit services sector Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 50.9 in December from 52.5 in November, with new business expansion the slowest in six months. The PMI follows a similar survey by China's National Bureau of Statistics on Friday, which also noted a slowdown in service-sector activity growth to a four-month low of 54.6. Both surveys follow two other PMIs last week that showed China's factory activity slowed in December, suggesting the moderation in the country's growth in the final quarter of 2013 was broad-based. |
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06-Jan-2014 10:10
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The 'Real' Road Ahead In 2014" Hope" And " Change" And This Time It's Different...again... 
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06-Jan-2014 10:05
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SINGAPORE DAYBOOK : 2013 a big year for investments. Mega project has drawn RM129.4b in committed investments at end-October. [SINGAPORE] One could well surmise that the year 2013 was when Iskandar Malaysia - the country's first economic growth corridor - finally came of age in a big way. The mega-project, which turned seven last November, reported some encouraging numbers as far as its investments were concerned, although some investors are treading with caution after the government announced measures to cool speculation in the region's red-hot property market. Iskandar Malaysia, a 2,217 sq km region in southern Johor, is three times the size of neighbouring Singapore. As at Oct 31 last year, Iskandar Malaysia had attracted RM129.4 billion (S$49.8 billion) in committed investments - 44 per cent of which has been realised so far - putting it on track to meet its lofty targets of RM383 billion by 2025 and GDP of US$93.3 billion. This goal, said Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in a recent speech, must be achieved in order to transform Iskandar into an international metropolis. Ismail Ibrahim, chief executive of Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), expects Iskandar Malaysia to secure RM22 billion in investments this year, beating the RM21 billion in 2013. Singapore is still by far the biggest investor in Iskandar Malaysia, accounting for 16 per cent of its total foreign investment as at June last year. Singaporeans from all walks of life are sitting up and taking notice of developments up north, their curiosity piqued after several household names in the Singapore corporate scene pumped big money into Iskandar Malaysia - a telling sign of the level of confidence in the project's staying power and viability. Last February, Temasek Holdings and CapitaLand signed a deal with Iskandar Waterfront Holdings to build a S$3.2 billion township in Danga Bay, featuring luxury condominiums, shopping malls and bungalows. Temasek and its Malaysian counterpart, Khazanah Nasional, are also jointly developing two wellness projects in Medini with a total development gross value of RM5.2 billion. Medini is a mixed-use urban development that will feature a lifestyle and leisure cluster, a logistics village, a creative park and an international financial district, among others. Many other Singapore firms are also striking while the iron is still hot. Last month, Iskandar Waterfront Holdings sold 15 ha of seafront land in Danga Bay for RM1.6 billion to Hao Yuan Investment, which is planning a RM8 billion development featuring, among others, peninsula Malaysia's tallest tower. In October 2013, Singapore billionaire and former remisier king Peter Lim unveiled plans for his RM5.5 billion Vantage Bay project that will include twin towers and is set to become one of the tallest condominiums in Malaysia. But it is Iskandar's property market that is getting the most attention, especially from Singapore-based investors. According to developer UEM Sunrise, Singaporeans make up a hefty 74 per cent of foreigners who have snapped up its properties - a figure that surpasses all the other foreign buyers combined. Most of these Singaporeans are people who either travel to Johor often for business or those who want a weekend home, according to UEM Sunrise CEO Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim. UEM Sunrise is the master developer of Nusajaya, which is Iskandar Malaysia's administrative capital and billed as the region's crown jewel. Overall, the greater number of investors flocking to Iskandar Malaysia has helped push home prices up considerably. The cost of bungalows at UEM's East Ledang development, for instance, has surged 44 per cent on average in the resale market since 2011. But Malaysia is taking steps to prevent its own real estate inflation from emerging as well as appeasing locals who complain that they can barely afford to own a home. In his Budget speech last October, Mr Najib - who is also the co-chairman of IRDA - doubled the minimum amount foreigners must spend on property and raised the capital gains tax to 30 per cent on homes they sell within five years. Just how these latest rulings will impact the property market in Iskandar Malaysia remains to be seen, especially coupled with Johor's decision to impose a new tax of 4 to 5 per cent on foreigners who buy property - both commercial and residential - in the state to curb speculative fervour. This is a big step up from the current rules which require foreigners to pay a one-off fee of RM10,000 regardless of the property's value. Medini, meanwhile, could be seeing more investment in the coming years, with the zone exempt from the higher 30 per cent property gains tax. In fact, Medini - home to a new Legoland theme park and hotel, and Britain's famous Pinewood Studios - has been exempt from property gains taxes since day one as part of the plan by IRDA to drive more investments there. Looking ahead, the year 2014 could prove to be an even more monumental one for Iskandar Malaysia, should two major initial public offerings (IPO) be launched as planned. Medini is looking to raise some RM2.5 billion when it eventually goes public. Iskandar Waterfront Holdings, meanwhile, was on track for a US$300 million IPO in the first quarter of this year, but has since delayed it to the end of 2014 to gauge the impact of the numerous property cooling measures. From the government's perspective, it will do all it can to ensure Iskandar Malaysia remains vibrant and attractive to both local and foreign investors, Mr Najib said last month. " The federal government is committed to ensuring the success of Iskandar Malaysia and we are working with the Johor government, the private and public sectors, and the people of Johor to ensure the economic region's growth," he said. " It is vital to ensure that projects are successfully completed on time and within budget to build investor and public confidence in Iskandar Malaysia and attract more investments. This will generate a momentum that will bring about multiplier effects and sustainable economic activities," he said. (Source: The Business Times) MARKET SCOOP Singapore's OCBC in exclusive talks to buy Wing Hang Bank: sources Sun Venture, Low Keng Huat team up in deal to buy Westgate Tower Stocks to do well amid taper: DBS Keppel T& T mulls data centre reit listing on SGX mainboard Sembcorp Marine's PPL yard wins repeat order worth US$211.5m (Source: The Business Times) |
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06-Jan-2014 09:59
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SSE is pulling everyone down
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06-Jan-2014 09:57
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06 January 2014 IG Morning Brief STI (60 MIN) One scenario: as long as 3150 is a resistance, we are bearish. In this case, the downside breakout of 3124 will trigger a bearish acceleration towards 3100. Alternative scenario: a break above 3150 would open the way to 3195.  HANG SENG (60 MIN) One scenario: as long as 23180 is a resistance, we are bearish with a target at 22450. Alternative scenario: a break above 23180 would call for a bounce to 23370.  DOW JONES (60 MIN) One scenario: as long as 16367 is a support, we are bullish with a target at 16785. Alternative scenario: a break below 16367 would invalidate our bullish scenario. The index could then decline to 16270.  NIKKEI 225 (60 MIN) One scenario: as long as 16330 is a resistance, we are bearish with a target at 15750. Alternative scenario: a break above 16330 would invalidate our bearish scenario. The index could then rise to 16550.  SINGAPORE The Straits Times index fell 1.36% or 43.18pts to 3131.47 (day range: 3170.1 - 3127.91) on Friday. The index is above its 20d MA (@ 3106) and below its 50d MA (@ 3158). 70% of the index constituents are above their 20D MA (vs 87% the previous session) and 30% of the shares are above their 50D MA (vs 50%). Trading volume on the index was low, 47.7% below the 3 months average. Olam International (OLAM) announced the sale of its entire 50% stake in JV unit Lansing Olam Canada for $5.4M, saying: " Our exit from Canada will allow us to concentrate our resources on the rest of our Grains businesses in line with the Company?s refreshed strategy." Aspial Corp (ASP) said it has agreed to buy a property - 383 King Street Melbourne, Australia - from MWM Australia for A$41.5M. Keppel Corp (KEP)'s unit, Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd plans to raise more than S$500M from an initial public offering of its local and overseas data center businesses, reported Dow Jones citing people with knowledge of the deal. Stock/Benchmark ratio(s) 50D MA cross under: Noble Group (NOBL: -2.35% to S$1.04), Olam International (OLAM: -2.3% to S$1.49), Singapore Airlines (SIA: -2.31% to S$10.15). Stock(s) 50D MA cross under: Noble Group (NOBL: -2.35% to S$1.04), Olam International (OLAM: -2.3% to S$1.49), Singapore Airlines (SIA: -2.31% to S$10.1 HONG KONG The HSI index collapsed 2.24% or 522.77pts to 22817.28 (day range: 23097.98 - 22782.42) on Friday. The index is below its 20d MA (@ 23281) and below its 50d MA (@ 23273). 14% of the index constituents are above their 20D MA (vs 35% the previous session) and 12% of the shares are above their 50D MA (vs 28%). In China, the CSI300 index fell 1.34% or 31.199pts to 2290.78 (day range: 2314.84 - 2280.89) on Friday. The index is below its 20d MA (@ 2348) and below its 50d MA (@ 2371). 20% of the index constituents are above their 20D MA (vs 26% the previous session) and 25% of the shares are above their 50D MA (vs 29%). Trading volume on the index was low, 35.2% below the 3 months average. FOREIGN EXCHANGE US Dollar was mixed against most of its major counterparts on Friday. On the US economic data front, the ISM New York index fell to 63.8 in December from 69.5 the previous month. The Euro was under pressure against its major counterparts. In Europe, euro-zone M3 money supply was up 1.5% YoY, as expected, in November after a 1.4% advance in October. Mortgage approvals in UK were 70.8K in November, the highest since November 2008, vs +68K in October (revised from +67.7K). Economists anticipated +69.7K. According to Nationwide UK house prices gained 1.4% in December vs +0.7% in November. Finally, UK PMI construction index fell to 62.1 in December (62 expected) vs 62.6 the month before. COMMODITIES After the close of Wall Street, WTI Crude Future (FEB 14) was down $1.2 to $94.24. The contract was below its 20D MA (@ $98.29) and below its 50D MA (@ $96.59). The US Department of Energy reported that, for the week ended 27 December, crude oil inventories fell 7007k barrels compared to the previous week. Gold was up $13 to $1237.4. The precious metal was above its 20D MA (@ $1220) and below its 50D MA (@ $1254). |
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05-Jan-2014 12:41
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I suggest u change remisers. U must be relatively new to investing. Good luck.
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05-Jan-2014 11:38
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哈 哈 哈 , bro I ask them b4, unless u r a big fish trading very frequently w big value. I think only banks related brokers entertain u. Stanchart who do it jus to capture 100k of deposits from clients. Most brokers will not care much unless u r big, bcos thy r earning 40% of the brokerage fee. Some might even close ur accts n ask u to find others who will do it for u. I believe those tat solely depend on mass retail markets cannot survive in this kind of market. Thy r doing mostly on discreeds or syndicate related. Oh, I oso found out if u wan good service, though it's small trade less than 100k per trade, I think deal w the company house dealers better than remisers. Bcos thy r jus working for the company rather than themselves & u can complain to the company on the employees. U try complain remisers? I think, u can close tat acct or thy cfm will close it for u once u do tat. Lol
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05-Jan-2014 11:20
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U.S. post for faster growth. Fed Chief. Ah Ben - spoken. Bernanke: 'Recovery remains incomplete'
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04-Jan-2014 15:29
Yells: "don't learn through life, learn to grow with life " |
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http://www.asianewsnet.net/China-set-to-overtake-US-as-worlds-biggest-goods-t-55729.html China set to overtake US as world's biggest goods trader. The World Trade Organization said in April 2013 that the value of trade in Chinese goods stood at $3.867 trillion in 2012, second only to the US by just $15 billion, equivalent to about a day-and-a-half of the average daily trade value of China in 2012. China is scheduled to announce the 2013 whole-year trade figure next week. The US Department of Commerce will publish its figure in February. |
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Why Taper-Driven EM Turmoil Is A Big Problem (In One Chart)Emerging Market equities have tumbled over 4% in the last 2 days on heavy volume... 
The last time the world experienced a major Emerging Market meltdown, the US was still by far the world's major 'consumer'. However, as the following chart from JPMorgan shows, that is very much not the case anymore... 
and the last few days ugly echoes of the mid-Summer Taper Tantrum in Emerging Markets (most notably Asia), while being shrugged off by most, may be much more important to any sustained global recovery than your friendly local asset-gatherer would ever care to admit. |
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Fed no less committed to stimulus after cut to QE: Bernanke
The US Federal Reserve is no less committed to highly accommodative policy now that it has trimmed its bond-buying stimulus, Ben Bernanke said on Friday in what could be his last speech as Fed chairman.
Mr Bernanke, who steps down as head of the US central bank at month's end, gave an upbeat assessment of the US economy in coming quarters. But he tempered the positive signs in the housing sector, financial markets and fiscal policies by repeating that the overall recovery " clearly remains incomplete" in the United States. In what came as a surprise to some, the Fed decided last month to cut its asset-purchase program, known as quantitative easing, or QE, by US$10 billion to US$75 billion per month. |
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get second opinion from them, especially for newbies, etc.
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