Malaysia-Market factors to watch Nov 9

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (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)

- Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Bernard
Dompok opens International Palm Oil Congress 2009 at Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centre at 0930am (0130) (to Nov 12). Speakers
include MPOB director general Mohd Basri Wahid and industry
analyst James Fry.

- RAM Holdings Bhd holds Bond Conference 2009 entitled "The
Malaysian Bond Market: Dawn of A New Era" officiated by
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nor Mohamed Yakcop
at Mandarin Oriental Hotel at 0900am (0100).

- Deputy Finance Minister Awang Adek Hussin opens Islamic
Financial Planning and Wealth Management Conference (IFPC 2009)
at Sime Darby Convention Centre at 0900am (0100) (to Nov 10).

MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysia's benchmark stock index eked out a small
gain of 0.5 percent on Friday, with gaming group Genting
(GENT.KL: Quote, Profile, Research) up 1.4 percent after a top executive said the company
was on track to launch a new casino in Singapore by January
next year. [.KLSE]
* U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher on Friday as
investors awaited monthly payrolls data and the unemployment
rate, key indicators to determine the strength of the economic
recovery. [.N]
* Oil prices fell nearly 3 percent to $77 a barrel on Friday
after data showed the U.S. jobless rate jumped to a 26-1/2-year
high in October, raising concerns about a potential rebound in
fuel demand. [O/R]
* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]
* Malaysian crude palm oil futures finished flat on Friday,
giving up gains of more than one percent as investors
liquidated long positions ahead of the weekend, 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 1069.3 0.25% 2.670
USD/JPY JPY= 89.75 -0.24% -0.220
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.5008 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 1097.65 0.12% 1.350
US CRUDE CLc1 78.07 0.83% 0.640
DOW JONES .DJI 10023.42 0.17% 17.46
ASIA ADRS 122.54 -0.10% -0.12
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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]) >AMMB Q2 net
profit up on higher revenue [ID:nWNAS7680] >Malaysia's
Oct palm stocks seen at 9-mo high [ID:nKLR94643] >Qatar's
Ezdan sees Q4 profit similar to Q3's [ID:nL8715746] >El Nino,
Asia demand may lift palm oil in 2010 [ID:nKLR60177] >M'sia
c.bank reserves at $96 bln on Oct 30 [ID:nKLA010466] >S&P
revises RHB bank outlook to positive [ID:nWLA7476]
ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an outlook of Asian stock trading,
click on [STXNEWS/AS] - The Indonesian rupiah hit its highest
in more than a week against the dollar and the Korean won
clocked its best weekly gains in a month as Asian currencies
extended their gains on Friday, positioning for an upcoming G20
meeting. [EMRG/FRX] - Most major Southeast Asian stock markets
rose on Friday, with solid earnings from DBS, Thai Oil and
others providing support in Singapore and Thailand, and blue
chips elsewhere coming off recent lows. [.SO]
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)