MARKET ROUNDUP

Most U.S. Stocks Rise as Earnings, Jobs Overshadow Apple
As an unexpected drop in jobless claims and betterthan- forecast earnings offset the worst slump for Apple Inc. (AAPL) in four years. Apple, the world's most valuable company, slid 12 percent after reporting the slowest profit growth since 2003 and weakest sales increase in 14 quarters. More than four stocks rose for every three that fell on U.S. exchanges as of 4 p.m. in New York. The S&P 500 (SPX) was unchanged at 1,494.82, after rallying as much as 0.5 percent earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 46 points, or 0.3 percent, to 13,825.33.

Oil Rises on Improving Data as Brent-WTI Spread Narrows
As the spread between West Texas Intermediate crude in the U.S. and London's Brent narrowed on speculation the Seaway pipeline will soon resume full shipments. Crude oil for March delivery gained 72 cents to settle at $95.95 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Futures were down 3 percent from a year earlier. Volume was 33 percent above the 100-day average. Brent oil for March settlement increased 48 cents, or 0.4 percent, to end the session at $113.28 a barrel on the London- based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Volume was up 14 percent from the 100-day average.

KLCI higher on buying support in blue-chips
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBMKLCI) added 6.59 points to close at 1,635.25 after hovering between 1,622.54 and 1,637.42 throughout the day. Gainers led losers by 402 to 286 while314 counters were unchanged, 657 untraded and 28 others suspended. Volume fell to 1.16 billion shares worth RM1.67 billion from 1.27 billion shares worth RM2.23 billion on Tuesday. Volume on the Main Market eased to 860.26 million units worth RM1.64 billion from 1.03 billion units worth RM2.21 billion on Tuesday. Turnover on the ACE market strengthened to 266.87 million shares valued at RM28.56 million from 112.43 million shares valued at RM15.17 million on Tuesday.
Jupiter Securities Research - 25 January 2013