Malaysia-Market factors to watch on May 16

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.

----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0001 GMT ------------

INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG

S&P 500 1658.78 0.51% 8.440

USD/JPY 102.23 -0% 0.000

10-YR US TSY YLD 1.9382 -- -0.002

SPOT GOLD 1396.26 0.29% 3.970

US CRUDE 94.3 0.00% 0.000

DOW JONES 15275.69 0.40% 60.44

ASIA ADRS 147.83 0.54% 0.80

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street extends winning streak, euro slips

SE Asia Stocks-Philippines leads regional gains; Malaysia retreats

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA, IN TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT:

*Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz opens 10th Islamic Financial Services

Board Summit, Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur, 9.30 am (0130 GMT)

*Post-AGM media conference by Petronas Gas, Pearl Room, Lobby, Mandarin Oriental Hotel,

Kuala Lumpur, 10.30 am (0230 GMT)

MARKET NEWS

> Nikkei set to scale fresh multiyear highs on weak yen, Wall St record

> Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs again, Google jumps

> Prices rise on weak manufacturing, inflation data

> Euro slips to six-week low on weak euro zone GDP

> Gold slips below $1,400, down 2 pct on eco. optimism

> Oil gains $1 on U.S. equity rally

> Palm oil drops for 3rd day on weak exports, firm currency

MALAYSIA IN THE NEWS:

> Malaysia's Najib packs new cabinet with conservatives

> Malaysia economy slows in Q1 on weak exports

> Malaysia's Q1 2013 C/A surplus narrows to 8.7 bln

> Struggling Singapore Airlines fights back to boost growth

> Many countries badly mismanage oil, mining resources -study

> Brazil's tarnished oil industry polishes image with rights sale

> Diary

> Stocks news

> Press digest

> Political risk

ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS

S.Korea China Hong Kong

Taiwan India Australia/NZ

OTHER MARKETS

Currency Eurostocks JP bonds

ADR Report LME metals

STOCKS NEWS

US

Europe

Asia

OTHER DIARIES & DATA

U.S. earnings diary

European earnings diary

Asia Macro

TOP NEWS

Front Page Asian companies

U.S. company News European companies

Forex news Global Economy

Tech, Media and Telecoms

Financials General/political

A multimedia version of Reuters Top News is available at:

http://topnews.session.rservices.com

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