Malaysia-Market factors to watch July 28

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Reuters) - Following is a list of
events in Malaysia as well as news stories and press reports
which may influence financial markets.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA, ALL TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY
GMT

(The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that
Reuters will cover the event)
-- Bursa Malaysia (BMYS.KL) media briefing on the Commodity
Murabahah House, a Sharia-compliant commodity trading platform,
9.15am (0115).
-- Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa
Mohamed holds annual dialogue with industry associations at
MITI, 9am (0100)
-- John Master Industries JOHN.KL in signing ceremony
pertaining to a major corporate exercise, Crowne Plaza Mutiara
KL, 10am (0200).
-- Petronas Dagangan (PETR.KL) AGM at KL Convention Centre, 10
am (0200)
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysia's index .KLSE ended almost flat on Monday as
losses in market heavyweights Bumiputra-Commerce BUCM.KL and
Tenaga Nasional (TENA.KL) offset gains in gaming groups Genting
(GENT.KL) and Tanjong TJPL.KL. The FTSE Bursa KLCI was up
0.05 percent at 1,156.43 points.[.KLSE]
* U.S. stocks rose slightly on Monday in a late rally as
investors rotated into financial shares, which had lagged in
the recent two-week run-up. [.N]
* Oil prices rose on Monday as strong U.S. homes sales data
raisedoptimism about a turnaround in the economy.O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended lower on Monday,
pressured by concerns that a seasonal rise in production could
outpace increased demand linked to upcoming Asian festivals and
due to a stronger ringgit currency.[POI/]
* For a snapshot of the palm oil industry, see [ID:nSP375657]
* To see Malaysian central bank regular money market tenders
issued at around 0930 local please click on the following link
here
* To see the top Islamic finance stories from Malaysia and
elsewhere click on [ID:nISLAMIC] ----------------------MARKET
SNAPSHOT @ 2306 GMT ------------

INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG
S&P 500 .SPX 982.18 0.3% 2.920
USD/JPY JPY= 95.22 0.04% 0.040
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.7249 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 952.15 -0.05% -0.500
US CRUDE CLc1 68.03 -0.51% -0.360
DOW JONES .DJI 9108.51 0.17% 15.27
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 116.41 0.47% 0.54
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FOR MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON [ID:nKLR425813]
FOR REALTIME MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, HIT ECONMY
KEY GLOBAL ECONOMIC NEWS, SEE [TOP/MACRO]
TOP NEWS ON ASIAN COMPANIES [TOP/EQA]
FOR ECONOMIC FX RELATED NEWS, HIT [FXNEWS]
FOR WHAT INVESTORS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEALS [DEALTALK/]
STOCKS - BUY OR SELL? [BUYSELL/]
IN THE NEWS REUTERS MALAYSIA (Click on [MY-RTRS]) > Malaysia
PM unveils measures to boost investment[ID:nSP28049] > Fitch
affirms Malaysia's CIMB Bank; outlook stable[ID:nWLA9856] >
Moody's sees no impact on IOI rating from rights [ID:nWLA9855]
> Malaysia's c.bank seen holding rates steady [ID:nKLR127692] >
Malaysia July 1-25 palm oil exports up 10.3 pct[ID:nKLR494580]
> Malaysia July 1-25 palm oil exports up 9.9 pct[ID:nKLR427824]
> Malaysian '09 auto sales seen down 8.8 pct [ID:nKLR507948]
ASIA MARKETS NEWS - The Indonesian rupiah and Indian rupee
rose on Monday in step with region-wide currency gains against
the dollar, supported by growing demand for regional stocks
amid optimism about the global economy.[EMRG/FRX] - Southeast
Asian stock markets rose on Monday, with Singapore climbing to
a 10-month high and Indonesia surging to near a one-year high,
with big-caps such as DBS and Telkom Indonesia leading the way.
[.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)