KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (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)
- MoU signing between G.E.M.S. (M) Sdn Bhd, Sirim Bhd and
Iris Smart Technology at 0900am (0100).
- Dayang Enterprise Holdings Bhd (DEHB.KL) holds media
briefing at 1000am (0200).
- Formis Resources Bhd (FMSR.KL) holds AGM at 1000am
(0200).
- CIMB opens Menara Bumiputra-Commerce at Jalan Raja
Laut-Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman intersection at 1030am (0230).
- EONCAP Islamic Bank relaunches Ar-Rahnu and An-Nisa
Account at 0515pm (0915).
- Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PETR.KL) launches "Petronas Coffee
Break Campaign 2009" and breaks fast at 1800pm (1000).
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysia's benchmark stock index .KLSE ended up 1 percent
at 14-month highs on Tuesday with strong gains in plantation
counters Sime Darby (SIME.KL) and IOI Corp (IOIB.KL) but
gaming-to-plantation conglomerate Genting (GENT.KL) was lower
on profit-taking.[.KLSE].
* U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday on an uptick in corporate
deal activity while the weak dollar led to gains in
commodities, lifting shares of oil and mining companies.[.N]
* Oil prices rose 4.5 percent on Tuesday, their biggest gain
in nearly three weeks, as weakness in the U.S. dollar fired up
inflation fears and triggered a rush of buying across
commodities markets.[O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian crude palm oil futures rose 3.8 percent on
Tuesday, their biggest daily rise in percentage terms in five
weeks, ending a five-day losing streak as investors covered
their short positions, 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] --------------------- MARKET
SNAPSHOT @ 2318 GMT -------------
INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG
S&P 500 .SPX 1,025.39 0.88% 8.990
USD/JPY JPY= 92.28 -0.06% -0.060
10-YR US TSY YLDUS10YT=RR 3.481 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= $1,001. 0.60% 6.000
US CRUDE CLc1 $71.34 0.34% 0.240
DOW JONES .DJI 9497.34 0.59% 56.07
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 122.31 1.16% 1.40
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FOR MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON [ID:nKLR484672]
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]) >India,
Malaysia consortium to buy Zain stake [ID:nN08292119] >CNOOC
Shanghai terminal to get 1st LNG cargo soon[ID:nPEK98633 ]
>Flu, weak economy hurt Ramadan spending in Malaysia
[nKLR381114] >Fast food giant loses in McDonald's vs McCurry
tiff [nKLR398828] >Malaysia's Aug palm stocks seen at 6-mo peak
[ID:nKLR460861] >Malaysia July factory output seen down 10.3
pct [ID:nKLR402585]
ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an outlook of Asian stock trading,
click on [STXNEWS/AS] - The Philippine peso firmed on Tuesday
due to remittance inflows and firmer stocks, while the
Singapore dollar inched up towards nine-month high hit the
previous day amid fears of official intervention. [EMRG/FRX] -
Major Southeast Asian stock markets extended gains for a fourth
day on Tuesday as rising commodity prices drove up palm
planters and merger hopes sparked more buying of shares in Thai
energy group PTT. [.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)
