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Malaysian Stocks - Factors to watch

Sun May 4, 2008 7:18pm EDT

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 KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and
factors that may affect the Malaysian stock market on Monday.
 ---------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 2300 GMT ------------
                 INSTRUMENT   LAST       PCT CHG   NET CHG
S&P 500             .SPX       1413.9       0.32%     4.560
USD/JPY             JPY=       105.31       0.07%     0.070
10-YR US TSY YLD    US10YT=RR  3.8571          --     0.000
SPOT GOLD           XAU=       860.25       0.56%     4.800
US CRUDE            CLc1       116.18      -0.12%    -0.140
DOW JONES           .DJI       13057.80     0.37%     47.80
ASIA ADRS           .BKAS      167.00       1.24%      2.05
-------------------------------------------------------------
 > US STOCKS-Jobs lift blue chips; Nasdaq dips on Sun   [.N]
 > FOREX-Dollar underpinned by Fed view, yen pressured  [USD/]
 > Bond sag as jobs data less severe than feared        [US]
 > Gold ends higher after 4-mth low; volatility seen    [GOL/]
 > Oil jumps over 3 pct to $116 on US jobs data         [O/R]
 > SE Asian stocks-Up as banks, Singapore Exchange gain [.SO]
 > Malaysia's Maybank signals major acquisition   
[nKLR118540]
 > Malaysia's Transmile says unit defaulted on loan
[nKLA007444]
 > Malaysia's MK Land seeks to defer debt repayment
[nKLR123141]
 > Malaysia's YTL targets palm oil carbon credits  
[nKLR81410]
CYCLE & CARRIAGE BINTANG CONSIDERS CAPITAL REPAYMENT - EDGE
 - Malaysian car distributor Cycle & Carriage Bintang Bhd
(CYCB.KL) is considering a special dividend or other form of
capital repayment to shareholders, the Edge business weekly
said on Saturday, adding that it could be announced this month.
 A payment of about 50 Malaysian cents per share is being
contemplated, the Edge said, quoting unidentified sources.
 (Reporting by Jalil Hamid and Mark Bendeich; Editing by Alan
Raybould)




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