► Results Note – Westports (BUY, maintain) - Alliance overhang

Today’s Highlights

►    Results Note – Westports (BUY, maintain) - Alliance overhang

►    Results Note – MISC (SELL, maintain) - Murky outlook

►    Sector Update – Plantation (NEUTRAL, maintain) - Inventory declines on better exports

►    Economic Update – Malaysia – IPI - December’s industrial production rises by 4.7% yoy

Quick bites

►    Sunway - Forms joint venture with Austral Meridien Property

Outside Malaysia            

►    US stocks gain for third week as policy promises whip up bulls

►    US consumer sentiment cooled in February from 13-year high

►    Fischer says Fed focused on goals amid Trump policy uncertainty

►    Italy’s industry output unexpectedly rises amid growth optimism

►    UK industry posts better end to 2016 than first estimated

►    China exports surge ahead of potential challenge from Trump

►    RBA highlights better global outlook, limited employment gains

►    Oil jumps as IEA sees record OPEC-cuts compliance, rising demand