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    Malaysia-Market factors to watch on May 21

    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-Shares grind higher, yen rebounds on minister's remarks

    SE Asia Stocks-Indonesia jumps after new finmin; Thailand at new high

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

    * Malaysian Investment Development Authority Chief Executive Officer Noharuddin Nordin announces investment performance for the first quarter of this year, MIDA Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, 2.00 pm (0600).

    MARKET NEWS > Nikkei slips from 5-1/2-year high on stall in yen weakness > US STOCKS-Wall St ends flat on correction worries > TREASURIES-Prices slip in choppy trading as investors await Fed > FOREX-U.S. dollar retreats broadly on caution before Bernanke > PRECIOUS-Silver and gold lurch higher after early dive > UPDATE 8-Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh > VEGOILS-Palm oil ends off 1-mth high on weak exports

    MALAYSIA IN THE NEWS: > Malaysia's Tenaga unit issues $539 mln Islamic bonds to finance power plant > POLL-Malaysia April inflation seen ticking up to 1.7 pct y/y on food costs > CME to launch palm oil swaps contract on June 3 > Diary > Stocks news > Press digest > Political risk

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