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 market on Monday.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks fall after Kerry speaks on Syria; bonds rise
SE Asia Stocks-Plunge in August; Indonesia, Philippines worst since late 2008
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA, IN TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT:
* Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Douglas Uggah Embass opens 'Program
Suaikenal Minyak Sawit 2013', Sheraton Imperial Hotel Kuala Lumpur at 8.30 am (0030).
* Bank Negara Malaysia Deputy Governor Muhammad Ibrahim holds media briefing on the
Experience Interbank GIRO Campaign, Level 16, Bank Negara Malaysia, Jalan Dato Onn, Kuala Lumpur
at 10.30 am (0230).
* Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Hasan Malek launches Malaysia
Competition Comission's Competition Act 2010 handbook, Level 3, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Kuala
Lumpur at 2 pm (0600).
MARKET NEWS
> Nikkei sags on futures-led selling, ends week and month lower
> Futures higher as concerns over Syria ease
> Prices little changed on weak data, Syria risk before holiday
> Dollar rises to 4-week high as Syria spurs demand for safety
> Gold drops below $1,400, set for second straight monthly gain
> Oil slides on U.S. response to Syria, but up for week
> Palm slips but posts best monthly gain since Dec 2010
MALAYSIA IN THE NEWS:
> Malaysia's August palm exports up 7.5 percent-ITS
> TABLE-Malaysia's end-July detailed foreign reserves
> EXCLUSIVE-India pushes for joint FX intervention; action unclear at this time
> Norway to end South Sudan capital's dark nights with power plant
> India's MMTC cancels 21,000 T RBD palmolein import tender-sources
> Malaysia's opposition signals willingness to work with government
> Indonesia KPB Nusantara fails to sell 7,500 tonnes of CPO
> Asia Grains-Thailand buys S.American soymeal, Malaysia takes wheat
> China importers may cut LME deliveries as copper premiums weaken
> Hagel assures Philippines no new permanent U.S. bases
> Malaysia's July broad money up 8.9 pct on year-c.bank
> Smelters split as new tin trading rules begin in Indonesia
> Indian oilseeds, soyoil drop on global cues, weak demand
> Lion Group builds maintenance hub as it takes delivery of Boeing, Airbus jets
> Sime Q4 profits jump on gains from one-off disposal
> Indonesia drags on Axiata's Q2 net profit - Reuters
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