RHB Equity 360° - 30 August 2010 (Banks, Property, PetGas, Ta Ann, Kinsteel, Perwaja, KLCCP; Technical: CIMB, K.Euro)

Sector Update
- Jul loan growth moderated slightly to +11.9% yoy (Jun: +12.5% yoy). This was largely due to lower disbursements during the month, especially to the business segment. The household segment saw outstanding loans accelerate further to +13.2% yoy (vs. Jun: +12.9% yoy) with growth still broad-based.
- Jul loan applications rose further to RM58.4bn (+13.6% yoy; +9.9% mom), a new high for the banking system. Absolute loan approvals, meanwhile, moderated to RM28.9bn (+7.9% yoy) vs. RM33.3bn (+24.2% yoy) in Jun. Jul’s statistics suggest that demand for loans has not been dampened by the three hikes in the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by BNM thus far.

RHB Equity 360° - 30 August 2010 (Banks, Property, PetGas, Ta Ann, Kinsteel, Perwaja, KLCCP; Technical: CIM...