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BURSA DAILY TRADING PARTICIPATION KNM’s unit bags RM21.0m contract in Australia
Participation Net (RM’m) Value (%)
Local Institution -109.65 44.73%
KIP REIT 4Q NPI up 17%, declares DPU of 1.53 sen
Local Retail 203.28 43.29%
Newly listed TCS clinches RM146.3m construction contract
Foreign -93.63 11.98%
SYF Resources injects RM30.0m into ongoing residential project
INDICES 29-Jul Day chg % chg
Dow Jones 26,539.6 160.3 0.61% MACRO BITS
S&P 500 3,258.4 40.0 1.24%
NASDAQ 10,542.9 140.9 1.35% Public investors plan move to government bonds in safety play
FTSE-100 6,131.5 2.2 0.04%
Nikkei 225 22,397.1 -260.3 -1.15% How the coronavirus is crushing credit ratings
SHCOMP 3,294.6 66.6 2.06%
Three-month loan moratorium extension for targeted groups
HSI 24,883.1 110.4 0.45%
STI 2,573.5 -9.5 -0.37% Tengku Zafrul: 601,000 borrowers, 13,000 SMEs opt out of
KOSPI 2,263.2 6.2 0.27%
moratorium
TWSE 12,541.0 -45.8 -0.36%
JCI 5,111.1 -1.9 -0.04% Thai tourist arrivals slump 66% year-on-year in January-June amid
SET 1,338.4 N.A. N.A.
pandemic
FOREX 29-Jul 28-Jul % chg Indonesia launches USD7.0b loan guarantee scheme for 'priority'
USD/MYR: 4.2430 4.2533 -0.24%
companies
EUR/USD: 1.1746 1.1738 0.07%
GBP/USD: 1.2964 1.2881 0.64% Japan government sees economy shrinking this year on COVID-19
USD/YEN: 105.00 105.21 -0.20%
hit: sources
USD/SGD: 1.3757 1.3791 -0.25%
USD/HKD: 7.7501 7.7502 0.00% Fed chief says coronavirus surge slowing U.S. economic recovery
KEY STATS
KLCI Spot U.S. jobless benefit at risk as Congress coronavirus talks stalled
Vol (m shares): 10,537.0 11,851.9 -11.09%
Value (RMm): 6,953.0 7,244.9 -4.03% Euro zone outlook gets slight boost from EU stimulus deal:
KLCI Future Reuters poll
July-20 1,614.0 1,615.5 -0.09%
Aug-20 1,611.0 1,610.0 0.06% BoE's Haldane sees mixed signals from regional visit
CPO Price 2,645.0 2,603.0 1.61%
(RM/tonne) IDEAS OF THE DAY (SEE SEPARATE REPORTS FOR DETAILS)
Soybean (US$/bu) 891.5 896.8 -0.59%
SoyOil (USc/lb) 29.7 29.5 0.64% Sector Update: Banking
Gold (US$/troy oz) 1,953.4 1,944.6 0.45%
Nymex crude oil 41.3 41.0 0.56%
Company Update: RHBBANK, QL, OCK
(US$/bbl)
On Our Technical Watch: MMCCORP, YTL
Latex (RM/kg) 4.58 4.58 0.00%
Tin (US$/mt) 17,961.5 18,043.0 -0.45%
Economic Viewpoint: US FOMC Meeting
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Corporate News
Luxchem 2Q net profit falls 23.5% to RM7.6m, declares one sen
dividend
Luxchem Corp Bhd's net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020
(2QFY20) fell 23.45% to RM7.6m, from RM9.9m a year earlier, mainly dragged
down by its manufacturing segment. In a bourse filing, Luxchem said revenue
fell to RM140.3m, from RM188.4m, mainly attributable to its trading segment.
Earnings per share slipped to 0.85 sen versus 1.13 sen previously. Luxchem
declared a single-tier interim dividend of one sen per share for FY20, to be paid
on Sept 30. (The Edge)
KNM’s unit bags RM21.0m contract in Australia
KNM Group Bhd’s unit has bagged a contract worth RM20.9m (4.2m euros)
from an Australian oil and gas firm for the supply of air coolers bundles for gas
compression stations in Australia. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, KNM said its
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary FBM Hudson Italiana SpA (FBM) has inked a
restated goods and services agreement with Origin Energy Upstream Operator
Pty Ltd (Origin) for the job. (The Edge)
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Macro Bits
Global
Public investors plan move to government bonds in safety play More public institutions, including central
banks, sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds, plan to increase their weighting in government bonds
than cut back, as they chart a move to perceived safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Reuters)
How the coronavirus is crushing credit ratings The crippling effects of the coronavirus crisis have crushed
government and corporate finances and sent debt soaring. It is also crunching their credit ratings and causing a
spike in defaults. S&P Global has already made 1,190 downgrades so far this year. That is just 136 short of the
record 1,326 set in 2009 during the global financial crisis, and more than four months are left in the year. (Reuters)
Malaysia
Three-month loan moratorium extension for targeted groups Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today
announced that banks will offer a three-month loan moratorium extension and assistance to targeted groups in
view of the current tough economic times. The move is expected to benefit some three million individuals and
businesses, particularly those who suffer pay cuts and are unemployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according
to Muhyiddin, who had a live televised speech this afternoon. (The Edge Markets)
Tengku Zafrul: 601,000 borrowers, 13,000 SMEs opt out of moratorium The number of individual borrowers
who continue to repay loan instalments and opt out of the moratorium facility increased to 601,000 in July 2020
from 331,000 in April, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said. (The Edge Markets)
Asia Pacific
Thai tourist arrivals slump 66% year-on-year in January-June amid pandemic Thailand recorded no foreign
tourist arrivals and spending for a third straight month in June, as borders remained closed amid the pandemic,
with a 66% year-on-year drop in the January-June period to 6.69 million visitors. (Reuters)
Indonesia launches USD7.0b loan guarantee scheme for 'priority' companies Indonesia has launched a
IDR100.0t (USD6.92b) loan guarantee scheme targeting businesses in priority sectors as part of efforts to help
companies stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister said. (Reuters)
Japan government sees economy shrinking this year on COVID-19 hit: sources Japan’s government expects
the economy will contract this year as activity slowly recovers from the coronavirus crisis, with a return to growth
seen next year, four government sources told Reuters. (Reuters)
Americas
Fed chief says coronavirus surge slowing U.S. economic recovery The surge in U.S. coronavirus cases is
beginning to weigh on economic activity, the head of the Federal Reserve said, and he promised the U.S. central
bank would “do what we can, and for as long as it takes,” to limit damage and boost growth. (Reuters)
U.S. jobless benefit at risk as Congress coronavirus talks stalled U.S. congressional Republicans and
Democrats, struggling to reach a deal to provide more aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, slid on
Wednesday toward letting a $600-per-week unemployment benefit lapse when it expires this week. (Reuters)
Europe
Euro zone outlook gets slight boost from EU stimulus deal: Reuters poll Euro zone economic growth next
year will be slightly stronger than previously thought, according to a Reuters poll of forecasters taken after
European Union leaders agreed on EUR750.0b to support economies ravaged by the coronavirus. (Reuters)
BoE's Haldane sees mixed signals from regional visit Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane said he
saw mixed signals about the economy after a series of online meetings with businesses and community groups in
northeast England. Haldane, who voted against expanding BoE stimulus last month, said estate agents had seen
a rapid rebound in activity since reopening in May, probably reflecting pent-up demand. (Reuters)
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