KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (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)
IOI Corp Bhd AGM and EGM at Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, IOI
Resort, Putrajaya at 9.30 a.m. (0130)
Malaysia will announce details of National Automotive
Policy at a press conference at 10 a.m. (0200).
Maxis to launch IPO prospectus at 3 p.m. (0700).
Bank Negara monetary policy meeting. Reuters
poll had every economist predicting rates unchanged at 2.0
percent. To see the poll, click
Perak state assembly sitting, the dispute over who is the
rightful administration in Perak looks set to rumble on.
PAS, facing a deepening rift between spiritual leader Nik
Abdul Aziz Nik Mat who wants to strengthen the Islamist party's
ties with the opposition People's Alliance and president Abdul
Hadi Awang, who favours working with the government, will hold a
special central committee meeting to sort the issue. 8.30 p.m
(1230)
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
Malaysia's main stock index fell to two-week lows on
Tuesday due to easing foreign fund inflows. But the bourse
recovered to end flat thanks to a 1.3 percent gain in financial
firm CIMB Group. Other gainers were planter IOI Corp and telecom company Axiata Group.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Tuesday as investors booked
profits following the stock market's recent run-up, while a
weaker-than-expected reading on a measure of consumer confidence
raised doubts about spending.
Oil rose above $79 a barrel on Tuesday as data showing rising
U.S. gasoline demand helped investors shrug off a drop in
consumer confidence in the world's biggest energy user.
For global market news, click on
Malaysian crude palm oil futures dropped 3 percent on Tuesday
to hit more than one-week lows on weaker vegetable oil markets
and fears of a stock build up.
To see Malaysian central bank regular money market tenders
issued at around 0930 local please click on the following link
https://fast.bnm.gov.my/fastweb/public/MainPage.do?mode=MAIN
To see the top Islamic finance stories from Malaysia and
elsewhere click on
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INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG
S&P 500 1,063.41 -0.33% -3.540
USD/JPY 91.75 -0.03% -0.030
10-YR US TSY YLD 3.452 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD $1,039.70 0.09% 0.900
US CRUDE $79.76 0.26% 0.210
DOW JONES 9882.17 0.14% 14.21
ASIA ADRS 122.44 -0.71% -0.88
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IN THE NEWS REUTERS MALAYSIA (Click on)
>Indonesian PLN to buy electricity from Malaysia
>Malaysia's Masteel, Stemcor in $35 mln deal
>Thailand to sell rice in govt-to-govt deals
>One dead, two missing in Malaysia bridge collapse
>PAAB sees Selangor water deal by end 2009
ASIA MARKETS NEWS
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A rebound in the U.S. dollar touched off a wave of
profit-taking in Asian currencies on Tuesday, with the
high-yielding Indonesian rupiah falling as much as 1 percent.
Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Tuesday amid concern
over the economic outlook in the United States, with Singapore's
CapitaLand and Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production among
decliners.
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)
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