Malaysia-Market factors to watch Nov 30

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (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)

- Corruption watchdog Transparency International to release
findings of a study about proposed electoral reforms and
political funding in Asia at Impiana Hotel from 8.00am (0000).

- Sime Darby Bhd holds post-AGM media briefing at Sime
Darby Convention Centre at 11.30am (0330).

- Closing of tender for 3 billion ringgit government bonds.
Results after 11.30am (0330).

- Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and Societe
Generale de Surveillance unveil Malaysia's palm oil export data
for November at 9.00am and 2.30pm (0100 and 0630).

- Malaysian mobile phone operator Axiata to announce third
quarter results after 5.00pm (0900).

- Bank Negara Malaysia to issue detailed reserves after
5.00pm (0900).
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysia's stock exchange edged down 0.03 percent on
Thursday ahead of a long weekend. Blue chips were mixed with
telecoms firm Maxis (MXSC.KL) and shipping firm MISC (MISC.KL)
each gaining more than 1 percent while Malayan Banking
(MBBM.KL) eased 1.3 percent. [.KLSE]
* U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent in a truncated session
on Friday as a possible debt default by a Dubai state-owned
conglomerate led to fresh concerns about the global financial
system. [.N]
* Oil prices settled down more than 2 percent at about $76 a
barrel on Friday as fears of possible defaults in Dubai
convulsed financial markets and boosted safe-haven demand for
the U.S. dollar. [O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended flat on Thursday,
easing from a 15-week high hit earlier in the session on some
profit-taking after crude oil weakened in late Asian trade.
[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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PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 .SPX
1091.49 -1.72% -19.140 USD/JPY JPY=
86.55 -0.12% -0.100 10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR
3.207 -- 0.000 SPOT GOLD XAU=
1177.85 0.10% 1.150 US CRUDE CLc1
76.45 0.53% 0.400 DOW JONES .DJI
10309.92 -1.48% -154.48 ASIA ADRS .BKAS
122.05 -2.58% -3.23
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ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an outlook of Asian stock trading,
click on [STXNEWS/AS] - Emerging stocks plunged on Friday as
worries about Dubai's debt crisis slashed risk appetite,
driving the rouble to a two-month low and hitting most
high-yield credit and currency markets. [EMRG/FRX] - Southeast
Asian stock markets fell on Friday as concern about a debt
crisis in Dubai fuelled selling in banks and big caps such as
Indonesia's Bank Mandiri, Thailand's Italian-Thai and the
Philippines' Metropolitan Bank. [.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)
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