KUALA LUMPUR: Following is a list of events in Malaysia as well as news company-related and market news which could have an influence on the Malaysian.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global stocks post best week since November
SE Asia Stocks-Most slightly higher; Singapore retreats
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA, IN TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT:
* Delegation from Quangxi calls on Prime Minister Najib Razak at Parliament House, Kuala Lumpur at 1230pm (0430).
* Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob attends meeting with state agriculture executive councillors at Menara LPP, Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, Kuala Lumpur at 1230pm (0630).
* Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin attends 2013 Barisan Nasional Youth Job Fair Soft launch at Umno Headquarters, Putra World Trade Centre at 1300pm (0500).
* International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed signs memorandum of agreement with Guangxi's new Governor at Block 10, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur at 1400pm (0600).
* Prime Minister Najib Razak attends presentation of Perdana Fellowhip to Cabinet Ministers at Parliament House, Kuala Lumpur at 1500pm (0700), and breaks fast with Cabinet Ministers, Menteris Besar, Chief Ministers, Government-Linked Companies (GLC), former prime ministers and officers from the Prime Minister's Department at Seri Perdana, Putrajaya at 1900pm (1100).
* Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) organises Malaysia Automotive Institute and Dassault Systemes Memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony at Block 10, MITI, Jalan Khidmat Usaha, off Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur at 1715pm (0915).
MARKET NEWS
> Nikkei rises to 7-week high on Wall St gains; Fast Retailing tumbles
> Wall St rises on banks' results; S&P's best week since January > Bonds mark narrow losses as traders take profits
> Dollar sidelined in Asia, China takes centre stage
> Gold posts biggest weekly gain in nearly 2 years
> U.S. gasoline jumps on outages, dragging crude higher
> Palm oil plunges to 2-month low on weak export outlook
MALAYSIA IN THE NEWS:
> Malaysia's Islamic finance overhaul boosts protection for depositors
> Maersk signs $54 mln rig contract with Petronas
> Bruised by purity rule, Indonesia tin exporters face trading overhaul - Reuters
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