Malaysia-Market factors to watch Nov 20

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Following is a list of
events in Malaysia as well as news stories and press reports
which may influence financial markets.

(Reuters News welcomes your feedback and for any queries
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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)

- Q3 GDP data release MYGDP=ECI, Reuters poll sees 2
percent contraction vs previous year. 6pm

- Oct CPI MYCPI=ECI, Reuters poll forecsat 1.4 percent
fall from year ago. 5pm.

- ITS and SGS Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and
Societe Generale de Surveillance unveil Nov 1-20 Malaysian palm
oil export data. (0100g and 0630g)

- Southeast Asia's largest budget carrier, AirAsia
(AIRA.KL) is expected to report weak earnings for
July-September as yields stayed low and oil prices rose.

MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysia's stock exchange .KLSE edged up 0.12 percent,
with top mobile phone operator Maxis (MXSC.KL) making a strong
market debut after its $3.3 billion initial public offering,
ending at 5.42 ringgit compared with its IPO price of 5.00
ringgit. [.KLSE]
* U.S. stocks slid on Thursday as another batch of economic
data pointed to the fragility of the recovery and a brokerage's
dim view on the semiconductor sector hit technology shares.
[.N]
* U.S. crude futures fell more than 2 percent on Thursday as a
stronger dollar weighed and weaker equities raised concern
about the economy and a potential rebound in energy demand.
[O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian crude palm oil futures dropped 1.2 percent on
Thursday as investors locked in their profits, after the price
rose on Wednesday to hit its highest level in more than three
months, traders said. [POI/]
* 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]
* For Malaysian stock recommendations hit .KL or [MY-RCH]
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INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P
500 .SPX 1094.9 -1.34% 14.900 USD/JPY

JPY= 88.85 -0.15% -0.130 10-YR US TSY
YLD US10YT=RR 3.3416 -- 0.000 SPOT GOLD
XAU= 1143.8 0.03% 0.300 US CRUDE
CLc1 77.82 0.46% 0.370 DOW JONES
.DJI 10332.44 -0.90% -93.87 ASIA ADRS
.BKAS 122.42 -2.69% -3.38
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FOR MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON [ID:KLR419613]
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]) >Maxis makes
strong debut; gains to be capped [ID:nKLR425244] >Shy
billionaire charms investors with IPO [ID:nKLR501438]
>Malaysia's Maxis says capex to fall from 2011
[ID:nLI154204] >CIMB Thai surges again, CIMB Group mulls
options [ID:nKLR254189] >POLL-Malaysia October CPI to fall 1.4
pct y/y [ID:nKLR400043] >Malaysia Q3 GDP seen down 2
pct,rates on hold [ID:nKLR484131] >Oleon to boost M'sia palm
processing capacity [ID:nKLR441295] >Germany's Phoenix Solar
may expand into Malaysia [ID:nHKG266350] >Pulai Springs to bid
for $1.2 bln China job [ID:nKLR504143] >Malaysia's
Transmile will not sell unit, for now [ID:nKLR178777]
ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an outlook of Asian stock trading,
click on [STXNEWS/AS] - The Indonesian rupiah and Indian rupee
slipped in spot and offshore markets on Thursday on jitters of
possible official steps to curb capital inflows after Brazil's
latest attempt to limit the rise of its currency. [EMRG/FRX] -
Singapore's stock market gained on Thursday as optimism about
the economic outlook pushed up big caps such as SingTel and
lender OCBC, while Malaysia showed a modest gain as telecoms
firm Maxis made a positive debut. [.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)