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 local market.
GLOBAL MARKETS
-Facebook lifts U.S. stocks as dollar, global shares fall
SE Asia Stocks-Weaker, Thai shares tumble on political concerns
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA, IN TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT:
* International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed launches Malaysia-China Entrepreneur Conference, Putrajaya Marriot Hotel, IOI Resort City, 9.30 am (0130).
* Resorts World Genting announces brand new world class theme park, Wisma Genting, Kuala Lumpur, 9.30 am (0130).
* Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe departs at Bunga Raya Complex, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 0840am (0040).
* Umno Supreme Council meeting at Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur at 1500pm (0700).
MARKET NEWS
> Nikkei falls as earnings disappoint market; Canon sags > Nasdaq likes Facebook's surge, but earnings curb Dow, S&P
> Prices flat, investors cautious before Fed meeting
> Dollar tumbles on tepid U.S. data; euro touches one-month high
> Gold rises on dollar drop, economic data in focus
> Brent crude up slightly; gasoline falls nearly 4 cents
> Soy crop outlook drags palm to lowest in more than 3 yrs
MALAYSIA IN THE NEWS:
> Petronas to cut Canada LNG stake to 50 pct, in talks with Sinopec-sources
> Genting unit to issue $470 mln Islamic bond
> Smaller cocoa supply deficit expected, outlook shaky > India's crops lap up heavy rain half way through monsoon
> Global firms eye stake in Turkey's Acibadem Sigorta
> Singapore Airlines warns of weaker yields
> Thailand sells 250,000 tonnes of rice to Iranian government - Reuters
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