► Sector Update – Consumer (NEUTRAL, maintain) - Bearish end 2016 may indicate slower recovery

Today’s Highlights

►    Sector Update – Consumer (NEUTRAL, maintain) - Bearish end 2016 may indicate slower recovery

Outside Malaysia            

►    US equities jump after Fed raises rates, sees two more in 2017

►    Yellen calms fears Fed's policy trigger finger is getting itchy

►    US consumer prices show biggest annual increase since 2012

►    US retail sales in February post smallest gain in six months

►    UK jobless rate matches lowest since 1975 as pay slows

►    RBA's Harper says best to `just sit' on Australian interest rates

►    Singapore's February home sales triple from year ago on demand

►    Oil rises as US crude supplies drop first time since December