► Results Note – Bumi Armada (HOLD, maintain) - Excluding large impairment, within expectations

Today’s Highlights

►    Results Note – Bumi Armada (HOLD, maintain) - Excluding large impairment, within expectations

►    Results Note – SCICOM (MSC) (BUY, maintain) - Still soaring

►    Results Note  – WTK (BUY, maintain) - Weak 1H16 results – below expectations

►    Results Note – Petra Energy (BUY, maintain) - Profit after loss in 1Q16

Outside Malaysia            

►    Gamuda – MMCEG-Gamuda JV’s appeal on Wayss & Freytag case dismissed

Outside Malaysia            

►    US stocks slip as investors ramp bets for rate hike this year

►    Yellen says rate-hike case ‘strengthened in recent months’

►    Economy in US grew at 1.1% rate, slower than first estimated

►    Consumer sentiment in US eased in August to four-month low

►    Consumers and businesses spurred UK economy before Brexit

►    BOJ’s Kuroda says ready to ease as Jackson Hole debates options

►    Japan’s CPI falls for 5th month, raising pressure on Kuroda

►    Oil rises as investors parse Yellen remarks for rate-hike clues