Morning News - 19 March 2014 - INARI / PLANTATION / DMR

Today’s Highlights

* Company Update – Inari Amertron (BUY, maintain)  - Further expansion plan to sustain future growth
* Flash Note – Plantation (NEUTRAL, maintain)  - Malaysia target use of B7 by January 2015
* Debt Market Research  - Bullish day spurred by Crimean response and smaller GII auction

* Outside Malaysia

- US stocks rise on housing data, Putin Crimea comments
- Housing starts in US little changed from stronger January
- Inflation in US shows little pickup as Fed meets
- German ZEW investor confidence falls to lowest since August
- China home-price growth slows in big cities on tight credit
- Philippines’ Tetangco says preemptive move to be less disruptive
- RBA saw more signs low interest rates helping spur economy
- Crude rises on seaway expansion as Brent gap shrinks