Malaysia-Market factors to watch June 15

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 (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)

-- Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and Societe
Generale de Surveillance unveil June 1-15 Malaysian palm oil
export data at 9.00am and 2.30pm (0100 and 0630) respectively.

-- Reuters to issue May consumer price index MYCCPI=ECI
poll.

-- Parliament in session from June 15 to June 30. No major
bills at this point. Starts from 10.00am (0200) onwards.

-- Economic Planning Minister Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop
visits Selangor Human Resource Development Centre in Shah Alam
at 4.00pm (0800).

-- Malaysian Airline (MASM.KL) stock starts trading after
suspension and Q1 loss at 9.00am (0100).

-- Scomi Group (SCOI.KL) holds annual general meeting at
Sime Darby Convention centre at 2.00pm (0600).

-- Asiatic Development ASIA.KL holds annual general
meeting at Wisma Genting at 10.00am (0200).
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysia's benchmark stock index may rise on Monday in line
with gains seen on Wall Street last Friday, with ample
liquidity expected to fuel the recent buying momentum. [.KLSE]
* "We are optimistic on the outlook for the Malaysian equity
market," said the research unit of CIMB Investment Bank.
* "We have been on a roadshow to Europe this week and the
response has been very good. Most of the funds are very light
on Malaysia and are keen to increase their weightings since it
has lagged other regional markets," it said in its weekly
note.
* Shares of Malaysia Airlines (MASM.KL) are expected to come
under pressure after the national carrier reported its first
quarterly loss in two-and-half years, hit by overcapacity,
volatile fuel prices and a global economic downturn.
[ID:nLC819515]
* The Dow moved into positive territory for the year for the
first time since early January on Friday, lifted by defensive
sectors like pharmaceuticals while a disappointing outlook from
National Semiconductor (NSM.N) weighed on technology
stocks.[.N]
* Oil fell on Friday, dragged from eight-month highs as the
dollar firmed and players took profits from a three-day rally.
[O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower for a second
straight day on Friday as worries over weak exports and a
retreat in rival soybean and crude oil prices prompted long
liquidation, 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 ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON [ID:nKLR363249]
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/] ----------------------MARKET
SNAPSHOT @ 2329 GMT-------------

INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P
500 .SPX 946.21 0.14% 1.320
USD/JPY JPY= 98.35 -0.05% -0.050
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.7916 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 936.15 -0.19% -1.750 US
CRUDE CLc1 72.08 0.06% 0.040 DOW
JONES .DJI 8799.26 0.32% 28.34 ASIA
ADRS .BKAS 114.03 -1.25% -1.44
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ASIA MARKETS NEWS - Asian stocks are seen opening flat on
Monday, as U.S. investors shifted to more defensive holdings
and mixed data hit sentiment. [STXNEWS/AS] - Most Asian
currencies posted modest gains against the dollar on Friday,
with the Indian rupee leading the pack, as investors bought
stocks, but the high-yielding Indonesian rupiah came under
selling pressure [EMRG/FRX] - Southeast Asian stock markets
ended mixed on Friday, with lender DBS Group and developer
Keppel Land pushing Singapore down for a second day, while
bourses in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand inched higher.
[.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)