BAT Up as RHB Lifts Earnings Forecast

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd, the nation's largest tobacco company, rose the most in almost two weeks after RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd raised its earnings forecast for 2011 and 2012 on higher export volumes. The stock climbed 1.1 per cent to RM46.70 at 9:30 a.m. in Kuala Lumpur trading, set for its steepest gain since Feb. 2. Enditem