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<ul><li>UOB Kay Hian raises Digital Core REIT TP to 99 US cents, highlighting positive developments in the company.</li><li>UOB Kay Hian maintains 'buy' rating on SingPost, stating that divestments are progressing as planned.</li><li>DBS notes that despite a soft Singapore retail sector, premium groceries have long-term potential for growth. UOB Kay Hian also reveals top Malaysian stock picks in property, construction, and energy sectors.</li></ul>

UOB Kay Hian raises Digital Core REIT TP to 99 US cents, highlighting positive developments in the company.UOB Kay Hian maintains 'buy' rating on SingPost, stating that divestments are progressing as planned.DBS notes that despite a soft Singapore retail sector, premium groceries have long-term potential for growth. UOB Kay Hian also reveals top Malaysian stock picks in property, construction, and energy sectors.

Singapore Market Roundup (09-Jan-2025): UOB Kay Hian raises Digital Core REIT TP to 99 US cents.

<ul><li>Despite softness in Singapore retail, DBS remains optimistic about premium groceries, focusing on that market.</li><li>UOB Kay Hian's top Malaysian stock picks include JS-SEZ, benefiting from property, construction, and energy sectors.</li><li>DBS raises ratings for PropNex &amp; APAC Realty to 'buy', citing a strong new launch pipeline in 2025, and sold SingPost shares.</li></ul>

Despite softness in Singapore retail, DBS remains optimistic about premium groceries, focusing on that market.UOB Kay Hian's top Malaysian stock picks include JS-SEZ, benefiting from property, construction, and energy sectors.DBS raises ratings for PropNex &amp; APAC Realty to 'buy', citing a strong new launch pipeline in 2025, and sold SingPost shares.

Singapore Market Roundup (08-Jan-2025): DBS cautious on SG retail, bullish on premium groceries.

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<ul><li>New Aussie win. Gamuda has made further inroads in Australia, this time through a JV that its wholly owned subsidiary DT Infrastructure is a part of, which secured the AUD1.6b (RM5.0b) Metronet High-Capacity Signalling Project from the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia.</li><li>While Perth has been among the main markets for DT Infrastructure, this marks Gamuda’s first project win in Perth postacquisition in Jun-23.</li><li>Project details. The contract was awarded to AD Alliance (ALSTOM Transport Australia Pty Ltd 54%; DT Infrastructure Pty Ltd 46%) therefore, Gamuda’s share of the contract is AUD737m (RM2.3b).</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

New Aussie win. Gamuda has made further inroads in Australia, this time through a JV that its wholly owned subsidiary DT Infrastructure is a part of, which secured the AUD1.6b (RM5.0b) Metronet High-Capacity Signalling Project from the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia.While Perth has been among the main markets for DT Infrastructure, this marks Gamuda’s first project win in Perth postacquisition in Jun-23.Project details. The contract was awarded to AD Alliance (ALSTOM Transport Australia Pty Ltd 54%; DT Infrastructure Pty Ltd 46%) therefore, Gamuda’s share of the contract is AUD737m (RM2.3b).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Gamuda Berhad - DTI Seals New Win in Perth

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

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Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

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The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

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99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings / Event-Driven

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<li>There is a high probability of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gamuda-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14363:1" rel="noopener">Gamuda Bhd (GAM MK)</a> replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genting-malaysia-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3141:1" rel="noopener">Genting Malaysia (GENM MK)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kuala-lumpur-composite-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22913:1" rel="noopener">Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) (FBMKLCI INDEX)</a> in December.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/99-speed-mart-retail-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40977:1" rel="noopener">99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings (99SPD MK)</a> is a close add and needs small outperformance over the next week to be added. That could see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genting-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14210:1" rel="noopener">Genting Bhd (GENT MK)</a> deleted.</li>
<li>Passive funds benchmarked to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kuala-lumpur-composite-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22913:1" rel="noopener">Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) (FBMKLCI INDEX)</a> will need to buy 0.3-0.75x ADV on the potential adds and sell 0.9-1.3x ADV on the potential deletes.</li>
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There is a high probability of Gamuda Bhd (GAM MK) replacing Genting Malaysia (GENM MK) in the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) (FBMKLCI INDEX) in December.

99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings (99SPD MK) is a close add and needs small outperformance over the next week to be added. That could see Genting Bhd (GENT MK) deleted.
Passive funds benchmarked to the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) (FBMKLCI INDEX) will need to buy 0.3-0.75x ADV on the potential adds and sell 0.9-1.3x ADV on the potential deletes.


KLCI Index Rebalance Preview: One High Probability Change; One at the Cusp

Sinopec Engineering Group H / Event-Driven

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<li>The WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of small cap stocks within Emerging Markets.</li>
<li>The changes at the October rebalance were announced after market close on 4 October with implementation scheduled at the close on 16 October.</li>
<li>There are 8 trading days to implementation and there are a bunch of stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.</li>
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The WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of small cap stocks within Emerging Markets.
The changes at the October rebalance were announced after market close on 4 October with implementation scheduled at the close on 16 October.
There are 8 trading days to implementation and there are a bunch of stocks with over 2x ADV to trade.


WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index Rebalance: US$1bn to Trade

Malaysia

Gamuda Berhad is an investment holding and civil engineering construction company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides earthwork construction, manufactures and supplies road surfacing materials, and operates quarry and road laying projects. Gamuda also has operation in hiring and rental of plant and machinery, develops properties, and manufactures and sells paper.

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Gamuda Bhd (GAM MK)

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MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd

KLCI Index Rebalance Preview: One High Probability Change; One at the Cusp

There is one high probability change for the KLCI in December. Depending on price movements over the next week, there could be a second change....

Brian Freitas

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index Rebalance: US$1bn to Trade

There are 370 adds/257 deletes for the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index. Round-trip trade is around US$1bn. There is big impact...

Brian Freitas

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