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-Support for U.S. action in Syria limits stocks' rise
SE Asia Stocks-Most gain on commodity plays; Indonesia leads
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA, IN TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT:
* Banking Institute Malaysia Chairman Azman Hashim attends FSTEP's Fifth Graduation
Ceremony, Multipurpose Hall, Lanai Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia at 9 am (0100GMT)
* Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan witnesses MoU signing between Kumpulan Sersol Bhd
and
Malay Contractors' Association Malaysia, Room Starhill 5, Level 3, JW Marriott Hotel, Kuala
Lumpur at 930 am (0130GMT)
* Securities Commission Chairman Ranjit Ajit Singh delivers public lecture on Islamic Wealth
Management, Sime Darby Convention Centre, Dillenia Room, Ground Floor, Jalan Bukit Kiara at 230
pm (0630GMT)
MARKET NEWS
> Nikkei climbs to 3-week high as upbeat global factory data buoy mood
> Wall St up but rally fizzles on support for Syria strike
> Bonds slide on upbeat economic data, reduced Syria fears
> Dollar rises to six-week high after stronger U.S. data
> Gold up 1.4 pct as Republicans back U.S. strike on Syria
> Oil settles higher on tight supplies, Syria worries
> Palm oil inches lower as firm ringgit weighs
MALAYSIA IN THE NEWS:
> Sudan lifts threat to block S.Sudan oil, foes vow to mend ties
> China's Chalco stalls aluminium smelter project in Malaysia
> RHB Bank to name Maybank exec Khairussaleh as deputy CEO-sources
> Thai mall developer Central Pattana to invest up to $468 mln in ASEAN push
> Malaysia to start green palm oil brand by 2014 to help bolster demand - Reuters
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