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:
 
  * Nil
 
   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

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