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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA, ALL TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT: (The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will cover the event)
- The world's top three rubber-producing countries, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, will hold a ministerial meeting in Kuala Lumpur to seek ways to stabilise prices.
- Official launch of Malaysian gaming group Genting's 45th Anniversary Logo launch to be attended by Genting chairman and senior executives at 1100am (0300).
MARKET SNAPSHOTS
* Malaysia's index dipped 0.05 percent, weighed down by a 1.3 percent loss in palm plantation firm IOI Corp and a 0.11 percent loss in its peer, Sime Darby, as palm oil futures fell to eight-week lows.
* U.S. stocks slid on Friday after JPMorgan Chase & Co reported deep fourth-quarter loan losses and raised concerns about bank profits.
* Oil rallied above $78 per barrel on Monday, snapping a five-day losing streak, as the dollar eased against a basket of currencies, but concern over the outlook for energy demand and economic recovery weighed on the market.
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* Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended slightly lower on Monday, recouping most of the day's 2.2 percent loss as investors moved to cover their short positions in an oversold market, traders said.
* To see Malaysian central bank regular money market tenders issued at around 0930 local please click on the following link https://fast.bnm.gov.my/fastweb/public/MainPage.do?mode=MAIN
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INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1136.03 -1.08% -12.430 USD/JPY 90.66 -0.08% -0.070
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ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an outlook of Asian stock trading, click on - The Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso fell alongside most other Asian currencies on Monday as investors shed riskier assets on concerns over Greece's fiscal woes and JPMorgan's surprisingly large credit losses. - Singapore and Thai shares eked out small gains on Monday, with Siam City Bank climbing in Bangkok after another potential buyer emerged for a stake, but sentiment around the region was weak.
(Reporting by Kuala Lumpur Newsroom)
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