Malaysia

It still looks fairly supported despite some pressure from profit-taking activities in recent sessions, says OCBC.

OCBC Treasury Research says risk remains tilted towards the downside, with some interim support seen at 1620.

Good news rice supply is at a 73% level of self-sufficiency.

Fiscal deficit would then be above 5% of GDP, said OCBC.

The plan aims to deepen the domestic capital market of Malaysia, says OCBC Treasury Research.

A resilient domestic demand is perhaps the only factor that is supporting growth as well as driving inflationary pressure within Malaysia, says DBS.

The KLCI closed at another record-high at the start of the week, says OCBC Treasury Research.

Investors in Malaysia still exhibit some cautious play amidst opposing sentiment from the local and global economy, says OCBC.

Low inflation is expected stay range bound between 1.5-1.8% before going back to 2% by the end of 2012.

The pickup in headline growth outran the 4% estimated growth in exports.

Output level, however, has been falling for two consecutive months and DBS believes that is more telling than the headline number as far as current economic conditions are concerned.

Robust 16.2% growth of imports buoyed the dramatic dip.

Risk on the industrial production figure is on the downside given the recent deterioration in the global growth outlook, says DBS.

It cited strong domestic demand and robust investment spending as providing enough buffer against the growing global financial turmoil.

Electronics and mining goods helped boost performance.

IHH Healthcare's listing in Malaysia nails the country as top Asian IPO destination for 2012.