Malaysia-Market factors to watch Nov 6

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (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)

- Bank Negara to issue detailed reserves position as of Oct
30 at 5.00pm (0900).

- Reuters to issue poll on palm oil stocks, production and
exports for October. Traders expect palm oil stocks to hit 1.65
million tonnes due to a seasonal uptick in production.
[PALM/POLL]

MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysian shares .KLSE ended flat on Thursday, weighed
down by losses in conglomerate PPB Group (PEPT.KL), down 2.5
percent, and energy services firm Ramunia (RAMU.KL), which
plunged 5 percent. But top palm planter Sime Darby (SIME.KL)
and sixth-ranked lender Hong Leong Bank (HLBB.KL) closed 0.8
and 1.1 percent higher on merger and acquisition talk. [.KLSE]
* U.S. stocks jumped on Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 up for a
fourth day, as economic data boosted confidence in the recovery
and strong results from Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) suggested a
rebound in technology spending. [.N]
* Oil fell nearly 1 percent to below $80 a barrel on Thursday,
as doubts about a recovery in oil demand outweighed positive
economic signals. [O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian crude palm oil futures edged down on Thursday as
investors locked in some profit after a 3.8 percent rally a day
before, taking their cues from a retreat in crude oil, 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]
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INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P
500 .SPX 1066.63 1.92% 20.130
USD/JPY JPY= 90.75 0.08% 0.070
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.5274 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 1089.9 0.03% 0.350
US CRUDE CLc1 79.79 0.21% 0.170
DOW JONES .DJI 10005.96 2.08% 203.82
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 122.66 1.35% 1.63
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FOR MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON [ID:nKLR531526]
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]) >Malaysian
Resources to raise $163 mln [ID:nKLR273663] >Prudential
sets up Islamic fund management [ID:nKLR269924] >RAM upgrades
Sunway City's bond ratings [ID:nKLR193024] >RAM upgrades
ratings of 12 Malaysian banks [ID:nKLR534972] >Markets buzz
with talk of China-Sime deal [ID:nKLR164838]
ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an outlook of Asian stock trading,
click on [STXNEWS/AS] - Asian currencies stuck in tight ranges
on Thursday as investors awaited policy signals from major
central banks, while Indonesia's central bank was spotted
selling dollars to support the rupiah for the second day.
[EMRG/FRX] - Southeast Asian stock markets were mostly lower on
Thursday after a cautious economic outlook from the U.S.
Federal Reserve, with Singapore heavyweights CapitaLand and
SingTel coming under selling pressure, but Manila ended firm.
[.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)