KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (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
please contact David Chance in Kuala Lumpur editorial on +603
2333 8033 or via email at david.chance@thomsonreuters.com or on
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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)
- Reuters to file preview of the listing of Malaysian telco
Maxis (MXSC.KL)
- Reuters to file poll on Q3 GDP data MYGDP=ECI and
central bank rate setting meeting MYINT=ECI
- Bank Negara Malaysia/PIDM luncheon talk by David Webb,
corporate governance advocate in Hong Kong, at Mandarin
Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur at 2.15pm (0615)
- TM and YTL to sign collaboration agreement in working
towards a broadband nation at Ritz Carlton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
at 2.30pm (0630)
- Minister in the Prime Minister"s Department Mohamed
Yakcop officiates the World Bank Report titled "Malaysia
Economic Monitor - Repositioning Growth" at Putra World Trade
Centre, Kuala Lumpur at 2.30pm (0630)
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysia's index .KLSE ended up 0.13 percent on Tuesday,
rising earlier to its highest since May 21, 2008, with Malayan
Banking (MBBM.KL) up 1.02 percent and Axiata Group (AXIA.KL) up
1.6 percent.[.KLSE]
* U.S. stocks rose to fresh 13-month highs on Tuesday as
upbeat broker views on improving prospects for two Dow
components offset disappointing holiday spending outlooks from
Target and Home Depot. [.N]
* Oil prices rose slightly on Tuesday, topping $79 a barrel,
as demand for oil products supported crude, outweighing
pressure from a stronger dollar. [O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian crude palm oil futures edged up 0.3 percent on
Tuesday, the fourth consecutive day of gains, but profit-taking
in late trade wiped out much of the increase, 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 stock recommendations hit .KL or [MY-RCH]
----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 2313 GMT ------------
INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG
S&P 500 .SPX 1110.32 0.09% 1.020
USD/JPY JPY= 89.29 0.06% 0.050
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.3232 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 1141.8 0.03% 0.300
US CRUDE CLc1 79.38 0.30% 0.240
DOW JONES .DJI 10437.42 0.29% 30.46
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 126.78 -0.46% -0.59
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FOR MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON [ID:nKLR417741]
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]) >Telekom
Malaysia plans $150 mln bond buyback [ID:nKLR117270] >Sime
Darby plans palm processing in Indonesia[ID:nJAK431303] >CIMB
Thai jumps on parent's listing plan [ID:nBKK395753] >CIMB
Standard eyes $1 bln in assets by 2011 [ID:nSIN3435] >Asia to
get flu drug stockpile by March 2010 [ID:nKLR429469] >Malaysia
October CPI seen falling 1.4 pct y/y[ID:nKLR400043]
ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an outlook of Asian stock trading,
click on [STXNEWS/AS] - The Philippine peso fell on
profit-taking on Tuesday after opening firmer, while the Taiwan
dollar hit a 1-1/2-month high on optimism about the island's
closer ties with China but eased in offshore markets.
[EMRG/FRX] - Singapore's stock market fell on Tuesday as
profit-taking hit big caps such as developer CapitaLand and
lender United Overseas Bank, but most other Southeast Asian
markets ended with small gains.[.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)
