From Last Weeks Group: Emphasis on STI and the top 30 stocks on market cap Important to have time

horizon focus and to justify correlation analysis. Global News by day was highlighted from WTO to the changes of Basel III in Germany Analysis and Conclusion predict based on the possible future events Prof highlighted to look at other seasonality factors (for example, CFA examinations and the summer period where no major decisions are being made)

03 September to 07 September 3, 2012 http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/09/02/the-week-ahead-september-3-7/#axzz25NhELveL http://www.marketwatch.com/Economy-Politics/Calendars/Economic http://www.ft.com/intl/companies/weekahead https://www.fidelity.co.uk/investor/news-insights/market-summary/week-in-themarkets/details.page?whereParameter=james_eagle/270812 The Week Ahead: 03 September 12 Labor Day The Asia Trade Finance Week in Singapore Countries set to report CPI and PMI. 04 September 12 Democratic National Convention 2012 05 September 12 Central bank of Thailand will announce interest rate decision. Many countries set to announce inflation figures 06 September 12 Central Bank of Malaysia announces interest rate decision.

Other thoughts Will the Feds move drive optimism and stimulate the economy? (after Bernankes speech) The deteriorating China economy - Asian stocks rebounded from a weak start Monday as a sharp deterioration in Chinese manufacturing conditions fueled hopes that Beijing will act to support the economy. "The Chinese government is definitely not going to sit aside," said Peter Lai, a director at DBS Vickers in Hong Kong. https://www.fidelity.co.uk/investor/news-insights/market-summary/asdetails.page?resId=201209022106MRKTWTCHNEWS_SVC_5AF4CC9E-F55D-11E1-A4AB002128049AD6&requestId=1&showChain=true&FullArticle=true https://www.fidelity.co.uk/investor/news-insights/breakingnews/details.page?resId=201209022345RTRSNEWSCOMBINED_BRE86F006_1&requestId=1&showChain =true&FullArticle=true The announcement of interest rates in Thailand and Malaysia How will it affect the Singapore economy? Any other possible seasonality factors to look into?

Ratios to use? Graphs to use?

Trend of share volume. What to monitor over the week? Market activity, volume of shares.

Top 5 market cap companies Most active industries within the week. (highest volume traded) Use leading indicators to forecast future.

USA S&P 500 1. Market Summary a. STI fluctuation b. Year to date c. Market Activity d. Gainers vs Decliners Advance Decline line e. Volume 2. Trends find the representation graphs (technical analysis) 3. Fitting - News relevant to the trends in the graph. 4. Analysis

Turning point analysis and general trend analysis. Sudden changes/outliers in gradient slope.