Malaysia-Market factors to watch May 29

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (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)

- Malaysia's main ruling party UMNO holds supreme council
meeting, press conference around 6pm (1000GMT)

- April detailed foreign exchange reserves

- March leading index data MYLEIN=ECI

- Proton (PROT.KL) Q4 results
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysian shares are expected to open little changed on
Friday as firmer U.S. markets balance worries about the
government's assessment of the country's economic performance
for this year.
* The Malaysian government said on Thursday the economy is
expected to shrink by up to 5 percent in 2009, its biggest fall
in a decade. [ID:nSP416588]
* "We expect the market to move sideways. There aren't any new
factors to drive the market higher," said an analyst at a local
investment bank. [.KLSE]
* U.S. stocks climbed more than 1 percent on Thursday as
higher oil prices drove up energy shares and falling yields in
the bond market eased concerns that higher borrowing costs
would hinder economic recovery. [.N]
* Oil surged past $65 a barrel on Thursday to a fresh
six-month high after OPEC decided to keep output unchanged and
government data showed a steep drop in U.S. crude inventories.
[O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian palm futures ended unchanged on Thursday as some
buyers took some positions after a key industry analyst
predicted that prices of the vegetable oil could reach 3,000
ringgit if the crude oil market strengthened. [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] ----------------------MARKET
SNAPSHOT @ 2334 GMT --------------

INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET
CHG
S&P 500 .SPX 906.83 1.54% 13.770
USD/JPY JPY= 96.82 -0.07% -0.070
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.6122 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 959.7 0.09% 0.900
US CRUDE CLc1 64.77 -0.48% -0.310
DOW JONES .DJI 8403.80 1.25% 103.78
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 109.55 1.99% 2.14
KL COMPOSITE .KLSE 1,047.68 -0.38% -3.95
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FOR WHAT INVESTORS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEALS [DEALTALK/]
STOCKS - BUY OR SELL? [BUYSELL/]
IN THE NEWS REUTERS MALAYSIA (Click on [MY-RTRS]) >Malaysian
economy to shrink 4-5 pct in 2009 [ID:nSP416588]
>HIGHLIGHTS-Malaysia's 2009 economy forecast [ID:nUSN008110]
>Malaysia Genting Q1 net profit halves [ID:nKLR168292]
>Malaysia port zone costs may leap to $3.55bln [ID:nKLR418742]
>Why is Malaysia Port Klang scandal important? [ID:nKLR472863]
>Palm may hit 3,000 rgt on crude oil-Fry [ID:nKLR125387]
>MMC Corp Q1 net profit slumps 80.1 pct [ID:nWNAS6717]
>MMC says Dubai World reviews oil project [ID:nKLR423999]
ASIA MARKETS NEWS - [STXNEWS/AS] - The Indonesian rupiah and
Philippine peso lost ground on Thursday as investors sold
regional stocks amid concerns that rising U.S. Treasury yields
may hamper recovery in the world's largest economy. [EMRG/FRX]
- Most Southeast Asian stocks eased on Thursday, as investors
worried about the U.S. economic recovery, profit takers swooped
on Singapore's CapitaLand and Malaysia fell for a third day on
a bearish GDP outlook. [.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)