1.   Malaysiabased securities analysts generally welcomed the expansion plan.

2.   Analysts also welcomed the move which will widen the scope of BIC, which previously focused its business on high income individuals and blue-chip companies.

3.   Analysts have welcomed such talk.

4.   Analysts welcomed the change.

5.   Analysts welcomed the move and said it should strengthen the beleaguered carmaker.

6.   Analysts welcomed the unexpected improvement in the trade picture, but said the underlying deficit, which excludes trade in oil and erratic items, still remained a concern.

7.   Analysts welcomed the emerging trend, whose exact extent will not be known until complete figures for the quarter are released in July.

8.   Analysts welcomed the rise in imports, which suggest domestic demand is alive.