Malaysia-Market factors to watch Nov 12

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (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 [phone] or via email at [e-mail] or on Reuters messaging [e-mail]) 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) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono visits Malaysia. Press conference at 0945am-1000am (0145-0200). - Syarikat Takaful Malaysia AGM at Dataran Kewangan Darul Takaful at 1100am (0300). - Prime Minister Najib Razak to officially launch Malaysia-Europe Forum (MEF) at Berjaya Times Square Hotel at 1100am (0300). - Maxis and Astro to announce collaboration on first-ever Mobile Entertainment Innovation at Sheraton Imperial Hotel at 1100am (0300). - Closing of tender for 3.5 bln rgt 2015 govt bonds around 1200-1230pm (0400-0430). - French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde to sign MoU with Malaysia to help develop Islamic financial markets at 0230pm (0630). MARKET SNAPSHOTS * Malaysia's benchmark index eased 0.3 percent, ending its sixth day of rises, as palm plantation firm Sime Darby fell 1 percent and IOI Corp was 0.4 percent lower, in line with weaker palm oil prices. * The Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at 13-month highs on Wednesday as an upbeat forecast from a top homebuilder and data from China pointed to a strengthening global economy. * Oil prices rose slightly on Wednesday as the market weighed a rebound in the dollar against data showing strong demand growth from No. 2 consumer China. * For global market news, click on * Malaysian crude palm oil futures dropped 0.4 percent on Wednesday, extending recent losses, on high stock levels. * 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 * For Malaysian stock recommendations hit or ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 2328 GMT ------------- INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1098.51 0.5% 5.500 USD/JPY 89.92 0.09% 0.080 10-YR US TSY YLD 3.4781 -- 0.000 SPOT GOLD 1115.8 -0.15% -1.650 US CRUDE 79.24 -0.05% -0.040 DOW JONES 10291.26 0.43% 44.29 ASIA ADRS 125.89 0.95% 1.19 -------------------------------------------------------------- FOR MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON FOR REALTIME MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, HIT KEY GLOBAL ECONOMIC NEWS, SEE TOP NEWS ON ASIAN COMPANIES FOR ECONOMIC FX RELATED NEWS, HIT FOR WHAT INVESTORS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEALS STOCKS - BUY OR SELL? IN THE NEWS REUTERS MALAYSIA (Click on) >APEC ministers urge flexible FX >India PEC buys 10,000T palmolein at $706/T >India will not raise veg oils import tax >Saudi Telecom's Maxis stake to fall after IPO ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an outlook of Asian stock trading, click on - The Korean won gained more than half a percent on Wednesday but others in Asia were sluggish after a mixed batch of Chinese economic data boosted the Japanese yen against high-yielders and weighed on the U.S. dollar. - Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday, with Singapore hitting a 14-month high and beaten-down blue chips recouping recent losses -- from Indonesia's Bumi Resources to Thailand's Banpu. (Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom) (([e-mail]; [phone]; Reuters messaging [e-mail]; bureau email [e-mail])) ($1=3.379 Malaysian Ringgit) Keywords: MALAYSIA FACTORS/ (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to [e-mail]) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.

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