I see, thanks for the info.

if you buy shares ON the EX-date, are these eligible for dividend?

Nope

BNM likely 1st Asean to raise rate
http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/business-ne...rest-rates.html

Yesterday report said unlikely to raise rates, today said likely 1st Asean country to raise rate

Listen to cherroy! Ignore the noise!

This post has been edited by Pink Spider: Feb 11 2014, 03:52 PM

BNM is unlikely to raise rates...

all ASEAN countries are unlikely to raise rates ..

among all the "unlikely to raise rates ASEAN" countries, we're the first to raise rates.

Makes any sense??

Kazakhstan says to devalues currency by 19%
http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Busines...rrency-by-19pc/

Haha.. well, it's just a speculation..
Unless MYr drops like free fall..

Increase rates to guard currency, Rakyat will die cos we already have GST to deal with.

do you know any article that might help to understand this interest rates?
I know basi but sumtimes confuse too..
can help?

makes perfect sense.

the article says "this year".

indonesia raised twice last year. philippines raised once too, i think.

sg n brunei no need, maybe lower rates as their curr get too strong, too much money!



my bet is no rate change until usd becomes >3.60.

but by that time, many things koyak bad... except maybe exporting cos. in usd, e.g. glovemakers.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Feb 11 2014, 04:58 PM

Higher Q3 results for Amfirst qoq + yoy
http://www.bursamalaysia.com/market/listed...cements/1536621

At the moment, 2 factors that can influence BNM to raise rate.

1. Strong GDP, with high inflation rate.
But if weak GDP, then BNM may think twice, even though inflation is at high side. As long as the inflation is not running away like 4-5%, the chance of BNM to raise rate is remote if GDP at or below 4%.

I expect GDP number at around mid 4.x%. 5% is a bit challenging, but do not rule out 5%, as there may be some stocking issue at the year end or early next year, prior before GST being implemented at 1 April 2015.
As at the moment many items that not subjected to sales tax, will incur GST when it being implemented, so those items highly will be more expensive after GST, that may prompt to stocking rush.

2. Rapid depreciation of RM.
As long as RM depreciation is orderly trend, there is no pressure for BNM to raise rate.
At the moment, the depreciation against USD is at tandem with worldwide currency movement, not RM alone issue.

While RM against AUD, Yen, there is no depreciation issue.
Unless RM-USD cross 3.50~3.60, I do not see there is a need to raise rate just to counter the RM sliding trend against USD.

Another point is that, current account still at surplus situation, foreign currency reserves still remains at around >USD130 billion, Those countries that urgently need to hike rate one, generally have low foreign currency reserves and fast outflow of money that draining the foreign currency reserves, whereby there is a need to hike rate to reverse the money outflow.

I do not expect to see OPR more than 3.5% until after GST implemented.
GST may a "big event" and unknown and hard to predict factor for the economy next year, so BNM may also think this factor ahead in deciding the interest rate situation.

Based on a market stratergy report i read... it is expected MY interest rate by end 2014 to be raised to 3.25% only as preemptive to GST. On the other hand indon rates is expected to be reduced to 7% from current 7.5% since 3 months continously positive trade balance. Thailand also expected to raise rate. Others no change.

Zeti do it before the GST..else if after GST sure ppl blame and rakyat suffer.

Ajib will announce more reform during Budjet.

This post has been edited by felixmask: Feb 11 2014, 09:56 PM

Those who bought Axis at Yee Fatt Fatt must be now

huATTT ar

IGBREIT at 1.22...is only yielding 5.4% net (I annualise the latest declared half-yearly dividend)...overpriced?