Indonesia Market factors to watch - Nov 18

JAKARTA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events
in Indonesia as well as news stories and press reports which
may influence financial markets.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN INDONESIA, ALL TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY
GMT

(The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean
that Reuters will cover the event)

- President to hold limited cabinet meeting to discuss
report from Team 8

- The 7th general conference of Council for Security
Cooperation in the Asia Pacific.

- Jakarta Foreign Correspondents' panel discussion on the
latest twists in KPK scandal, 1000 (0300).

- Press conference by Greenpeace on Climate Defenders Camp
in Riau, 1045 (0345)

- The Indonesian human rights monitor (Imparsial) to hold a
news conference to response Team 8 recommendations, 1100 (0400)

- RBS to hold media workshop: Investing in Turbulent Times
- Understanding Technical Analysis, 1000-1200 (0300-0900)

- International workshop "Raising awareness of the UN
global counter-terrorism strategy among civil society in
Southeast Asia", 0900 (0200)

PRESS DIGEST

- INDONESIA TO RAISE CIGARETTE EXCISE IN JANUARY 2010

The finance ministry plans to increase cigarette excise by
at least 5 percent starting Jan. 1, 2010, to plug a deficit in
the state budget, said Director General of Custom and Excise
Anwar Suprijadi. (Kontan, Jakarta Post)

- IDX ASKS BUMI TO CLARIFY FUNDS FOR BUYING STAKES AT
NEWMONT'S UNIT

The Indonesian Stock Exchange has asked PT Bumi Resources
Tbk (BUMI.JK) to clarify the source of funds used to finance
the purchase of a 10 percent stake at a local unit of Newmont
Mining Corp. (NEM.N) worth $391 million, its director, Eddy
Sugito, said. (Kontan)

- PT PLN BATUBARA TO SUPPLY 8 MLN TONNES COAL IN 2010

PT PLN Batubara, a coal miner unit of state utility firm PT
Perusahaan Listrik Negara will supply 8 million tonnes of coal
to 26 power plants in 2011, said PLN Batubara Chief Executive
Officer Indriantono. (Kontan)

- RIAU IMMIGRATION TO DEPORTS ACTIVISTS AND JOURNALISTS

Pelalawan Immigration office at Riau province will deport
foreign Greenpeace activists and two foreign journalists from
Italy and India for visa violations, said head of Riau
immigration office Jumanter Lubis. (Jakarta Post)

- MUSLIM CLERICS CALL FOR BAN ON HOLLYWOOD MOVIE OF 2012

Several regional branches of a Muslim clerics body the
Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) urged the doomsday-themed
Hollywood movie 2012 to be banned because it runs against
Islamic beliefs. (Jakarta Post)

- GUNMEN SHOOT EU'S REPRESENTATIVE HOUSE

An unidentified gunmen opened fire on the resident of head
of European Union (EU) representative for Aceh on Monday night
but there was no casualty on from the shooting, said Aceh
police spokesman Farid Ahmad. (Koran Tempo)

MARKET SNAPSHOTS

* Indonesia's stock index .JKSE rose for a fifth day on
Tuesday, up 0.2 percent, earlier climbing to its highest since
Oct. 21, with state miner Aneka Tambang (ANTM.JK), rising 2.1
percent.[.SO]

* U.S. stocks rose to fresh 13-months highs on Tuesday as
upbeat broker views on improving prospects for two Dow
components offset dissapointing holiday spending outlooks from
Target and Home Depot [.N]

* Oil prices rose slightly on Tuesday, topping $79 a barrel
as demand for oil products supported crude, outweighin pressure
from stronger dollar.[O/R]

* For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB]

* Malaysian crude palm oil futures edged up 0.3 percent on
Tuesday, the fourth consecutive day of gains, but profit-taking
in late trade wiped out much of the increase, traders
said.[POI/]

* In Indonesia, the state marketing centre, based in
Jakarta, sold 8,000 tonnes of crude palm oil at the higest
price of 6,853 rupiah per kg on Tuesday.[OILS/TEND]

* To see the top news on Indonesia's economy click on
[ID:nIDECONOMY]. For a take a look on the central bank click on
[ID:nIDCENBANK] and for the bond market click on [ID:nIDBOND].
---------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 2313 GMT -------------

INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG
S&P 500 .SPX 1110.32 0.09% 1.020
USD/JPY JPY= 89.29 0.06% 0.050
10-YR US TSY YLD US10YT=RR 3.3232 -- 0.000
SPOT GOLD XAU= 1141.8 0.03% 0.300
US RUDE CLc1 79.38 0.30% -0.240
DOW JONES .DJI 10437.42 0.29% 30.46
ASIA ADRS .BKAS 126.78 -0.46% -0.59
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FOR KEY GLOBAL ECONOMIC NEWS, SEE [TOP/MACRO]
FOR TOP NEWS ON ASIAN COMPANIES [TOP/EQA]
FOR ECONOMIC FX RELATED NEWS, HIT [FXNEWS]
FOR WHAT INVESTORS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEALS [DEALTALK/]
STOCKS - BUY OR SELL? [BUYSELL/] IN THE NEWS, REUTERS
INDONESIA (Click on [ID-RTRS]) Indonesia looks at limit on
foreign SBI ownership [ID:nJAK126469] Indonesia urges Antam to
buy shares in Newmont [ID:nJAK422108] Indonesia to check
whether asylum standoff settled [ID:nJAK41064] Indonesian
finmin raises 2.164 trln rph from debt [ID:nJAK309921]
Indonesia says no more debt sales planned in 2009
[ID:nJAK68326] Indonesia must address legal reform-president
team [ID:JAK401495] Indonesia cbank says foreign flows of SBI
"orderly" [ID:nJKB003271] ASIA MARKETS NEWS - For an outlook of
Asian stock trading, click on [STXNEWS/AS] - The Philippine
peso frll on profit-taking on Tuesday after opening firmer,
while the Taiwan dollar hit a 1-1/2-month high on optimism
about the island's closer ties with China but eased on offshore
markets. [EMRG/FRX] - Singapore's stock narket .FTSTI fell on
Tuesday as profit-taking hit big caps such as developer
CapitaLand and lender United Overseas Bank, but most other
Southeast Asian markets ended with small gains.[.SO]
(Reporting by Jakarta Newsroom)