Morning News - 27 April 2015 - JTIASA / SUPERMX / ECONOMY - US OUTLOOK

Today’s Highlights

►    Company Update – Jaya Tiasa (SELL downgrade from HOLD) - Disruption in log and FFB harvesting

►    Company Update – Supermax  (HOLD, maintain) - OBM contact lens slated by 3Q15

►    Economy – US Outlook – Weekly Wrap (20 – 24 April 2015) - Higher US durable orders due to transport equipment

Outside Malaysia

►    Nasdaq Composite gains as Google, Amazon.com rally on earnings

►    Chill persists in March US durable goods report

►    German Ifo confidence at 10-month high as stimulus kicks

►    ECB seen going all the way on QE as taper doubted by economists

►    Philippines targets rating within ‘A’ category over medium  term

►    Singapore’s March’s factory output cues slight 1Q15 growth upgrade

►    Thailand’s foreign-exchange reserves rise to US$158.9bn

►    US oil falls from 2015 high on supply, Brent gains on Yemen