► US stocks slide, led by energy shares, as new-year rally fades

Today’s Highlights

►    Company Update – Media Prima (SELL, maintain)

►    Company Update – SapuraKencana (SELL, maintain)

Outside Malaysia            

►    US stocks slide, led by energy shares, as new-year rally fades

►    US consumer credit rises more than forecast on revolving loans

►    Fed’s Rosengren to push rate hikes, balance sheet debate in 2017

►    German industrial output rises in sign of economic strength

►    Italian unemployment rate rises to highest since June 2015

►    PBOC adviser says additional capital outflow curbs are unlikely

►    Philippine central bank chief sees no rate hike until term ends

►    Oil tumbles most in five weeks amid Iraqi compliance concerns