► Economic Update – ASEAN Weekly Wrap - Philippines’ export fell by 7.5% yoy in November

Today’s Highlights

►    Company Update – Inari Amertron (BUY, maintain) - Starting the year with excitement

►    Economic Update  – ASEAN Weekly Wrap - Philippines’ export fell by 7.5% yoy in November

Quick bites

►    Malayan Banking Berhad – Proposed disposal of entire 68.55% stake in WOM Finance (Indonesia)

Outside Malaysia            

►    US stocks decline with banks as Nasdaq ends seven-day streak

►    Applications for US jobless benefits rise less than forecast

►    Fed’s Evans says fiscal boost could lift growth forecasts

►    ECB’s Villeroy says inflation fears are ‘greatly exaggerated’

►    Merkel says Brexit will force EU to confront corporate tax rates

►    China credit growth exceeds estimates as lending remains robust

►    India inflation eases more than estimated before Modi’s budget

►    Oil posts biggest two-day gain in 6 weeks as Saudis make cuts