- ReutersThe DJIA rallied 1.32% to end at 18,325.07 points and the S&P 500 jumped 1.47% to 2,159.04. Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 fell 53 cents on the day to US$47.48 a barrel, by 0830 GMT. - ReutersTop local storiesMAS goes the extra mile: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS), which has gone back to the aviation market after a two-year restructuring, is seeing a recovery in its share of the travel business by between 3% and 4%. Chief executive officer and group managing director Peter Bellew attributed the improvement in market share to an aggressive sales push, along with advertising campaigns. StarBizLower log output a concern: Shrinking log production has hurt the bottomline of most Sarawak-based timber companies.

Source: The Star September 13, 2016 02:12 UTC