Malaysia-Market factors to watch Aug 13

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 (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) > Second Finance Minister Husni
Hanadzlah at Century Financials event at Putrajaya Marriott at
11.30 a.m. (0330 GMT). > Malaysian lender AMMB Holdings
(AMMB.KL) holds annual general meeting at Berjaya Times Square
and Convention Centre at 11.00 a.m. (0300 GMT). > iCapital Biz
Bhd holds press conference at Shangri-La Hotel at 9.30 a.m.
(0130).
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* In Kuala Lumpur, the index .KLSE eased 0.48 percent on
Wednesday. Among the losers, are KNM Group (KNMP.KL), which
dropped 5.36 percent and Maybank (MBBM.KL) with a 3.25 percent
fall. [.KLSE]
* U.S. stocks powered higher on Wednesday as the Federal
Reserve said it saw signs of a more stable economy. [.N]
* Oil rose on Wednesday as stock market gains raised optimism
about the economy, offsetting concerns about rising inventories
and weak demand in top consumer the United States. [O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian palm oil futures edged lower on Wednesday as
investors locked in gains from a three-day rally in absence of
fresh leads, traders said. [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 @ 2320 GMT ------------

INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG
S&P 500 .SPX 1005.81 1.15 11.460
USD/JPY JPY= 96.1 0.02 0.020
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.7113 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 947.9 0.20 1.850
US CRUDE CLc1 70.53 0.53 0.380
DOW JONES .DJI 9361.61 1.30 120.16
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 121.18 0.81 0.97
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FOR MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON [ID:nKLR500905]
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 to
cancel Internet filter-source [ID:nKLR534682]
>Bumi-Commerce raises ROE target as Q2 net up
[ID:nKLR539322] >AirAsia profit jumps on cheap travel demand
[ID:nKLR406078] >Malaysia opposition leader on trial for
sedition [ID:nKLR279663] >RHB launches Islamic tawarruq product

[ID:nKLR388490]
ASIA MARKETS NEWS - The South Korean won led a decline in
Asian currencies on Wednesday as investors sold regional stocks
ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision, with the
Philippine peso also hurt by suspected intervention. [EMRG/FRX]
- Southeast Asian markets ended mostly lower on Wednesday, led
by Jakarta, as investors locked in gains from a recent rally
and on caution ahead of assessments from the Federal Reserves
on prospects for the U.S. economy.[.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)