Malaysia-Market Factors To Watch On August 2(Friday)

GLOBAL MARKETS

-Stocks, dollar up as central banks accommodative

- SE Asia Stocks-Up; Indonesia trims earlier gains on high inflation

 WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA, IN TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT:

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   MARKET NEWS

 > Nikkei gains most in 3 weeks on China PMI, weaker yen; banks rally

 > US STOCKS-Dow, S&P 500 end at highs after data, stimulus in place

 > TREASURIES-U.S. bond prices tumble as data support Fed tapering view

 > FOREX-Euro falls on ECB policy, dollar soars before U.S. jobs data

 > PRECIOUS-Gold falls as ECB rate view, strong US data boost dollar

 > UPDATE 8-U.S. oil jumps 2.5 pct, Brent narrows on economic data

 >  VEGOILS-Palm oil gains to 1-week high on export recovery

 MALAYSIA IN THE NEWS: > Malaysia's Petronas to directly source newbuild LNG ships

 > DEALTALK-Temasek's Danamon suitors may now be Japanese, Chinese

 > Short ringgit positions at 4-1/2-yr high, more bearish on Asia FX

 > IILM to debut with $490 mln sukuk after delays, internal strife

 > ANALYSIS-Malaysia's ringgit selloff appears exaggerated

 > Malaysia's BIMB to pay $884 mln for full control of Bank Islam  - Reuters