Dateline Moday 19 January 2009.

DAILY MARKET COMMENTARY.

Friday Markets Closing Prices.

KLCI 896.47 down 0.98.
DJIA 8,281.22 up 68.73 or 0.84%.
Crude Oil US$36.16.
March FCPO RM1,845.
Ringgit 3.5750.

NEWS.

BN lost Kuala Terengganu by election to PAS.

Government promote 'Buy Malaysian Products' to stimulate domestic economy.

COMMENT - More need to be done by the government to put money into 'rakyat' pocket and in term of jobs security as the numbers workers being lay off are mounting.


WORLD NEWS.

U.S. bailout Bank of America again