Malaysia-Market factors to watch June 17

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (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)

- The Department of Statistics is scheduled to release May
inflation data at 5.00pm (0900). Malaysia's annual inflation
MYCPI=ECI likely eased to its slowest level in 19 months in
May thanks to lower fuel and commodity prices and cheaper
electricity tariffs, according to a Reuters poll. To see the
poll click [ID:nKLR491113]

- Genting (GENT.KL) AGM at 10.00am (0200).
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysian shares ended 1.56 percent lower at 1,074.1 points
on profit-taking on Tuesday. [.KLSE]
* U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday as mixed economic data and
Best Buy's (BBY.N) disappointing sales spurred worries about an
anemic recovery. [.N]
* Oil fell 15 cents on Tuesday afternoon, giving back early
gains as the dollar strengthened and worries about the ailing
world economy persisted. [O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian palm oil futures bounced from 2-month lows hit
earlier on Tuesday as investors focused on the prospect of
lacklustre palm oil output growth. [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 @ 2331 GMT-------------

INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG
S&P 500 .SPX 925.6 0.2% 1.880
USD/JPY JPY= 96.19 -0.2% -0.190
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.6491 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 933.45 -0.07% -0.650
US CRUDE CLc1 70.18 -0.41% -0.290
DOW JONES .DJI 8504.67 -1.25% -107.46
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 107.73 -1.89% -2.07
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IN THE NEWS REUTERS MALAYSIA (Click on [MY-RTRS]) > Malaysia's
May inflation seen at 19-mth low [ID:nKLR491113] > Malaysia
BIMB says no plans to sell Bank Islam [ID:nKLR294564] > Resorts
says no hindrance to Macau investment [ID:nKLR51907] >
Malaysia palm output to stay weak until 2011 [ID:nKLR450070] >
ADB approves $3.4 bln in loans for Asia [ID:nMNB000415] >
AirAsia orders 10 Airbus A350 aircraft [IDn:nWEA7005]
ASIA MARKETS NEWS - Asian stocks are likely to fall on
Wednesday as mixed data and poor sales for a leading U.S.
retailer dampened optimism about an economic recovery.
[STXNEWS/AS] - The Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso took a
hit on Tuesday as investors embraced the U.S. currency amid
renewed jitters about the global economy, prompting central
banks to stem currency weakness. [EMRG/FRX] - Southeast Asian
stock markets fell on Tuesday, worried about the pace of
recovery in the global economy, with Singapore tumbling to near
three-week lows while stocks in Jakarta and Bangkok slid close
to two-week lows. [.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)