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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Singapore Asia Pacific World PAKISTAN - Market factors to watch - May 18 Reuters - Tuesday, May 18 Send IM Story Print KARACHI, May 18 - Following is a list of events in Pakistan as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial markets. (Reuters News welcomes your feedback and for any queries please contact Chris Allbritton in Islamabad editorial on +92-51 281 0017 or via email at chris.allbritton@thomsonreuters.com or on Reuters messaging chris.allbritton.reuters.com@reuters.net) WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PAKISTAN, ALL TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT: (The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will cover the event) * State Bank of Pakistan sell 60 billion rupees worth of 3-, 6- and 12-month treasury bills on Wednesday. * SBP to announce on May 24 its monetary policy for the subsequent two months. MARKET SNAPSHOTS * The rupee eased against the dollar on Monday amid higher demand for the U.S. currency from oil importers. The rupee <PKR=> closed at 84.45/50 to the dollar compared with Friday's close of 84.30/35. * Pakistani stocks ended 2.3 percent down to a near two-month low on Monday because of falling international oil prices and in line with a fall in world markets over troubles in the euro zone. The Karachi Stock Exchange's benchmark 100-share index <.KSE> fell 2.32 percent, or 237.95 points, to 10,033.76 on turnover of 73.62 million shares. [.KA] * The net inflow of foreign portfolio investment in the stock market was $476,165 on Monday. [http://www.nccpl.com.pk/fipi-new/index.php] * U.S. stocks staged a comeback in late trading on Monday as bargain hunters snapped up beaten-down shares, setting aside concerns that efforts to tackle the euro-zone debt crisis could stifle the global economy. The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> edged up 5.67 points, or 0.05 percent, to end at 10,625.83. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> added 1.26 points, or 0.11 percent, to 1,136.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> rose 7.38 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 2,354.23. [.N] * Oil rose above $70 a barrel on Tuesday in a cautious rebound after hitting a five-month low the previous day on concerns about the health of the global economy. U.S. crude for June delivery <CLc1> rose 57 cents to $70.65 at 0237 GMT, after settling down $1.53 at a five-month low of $70.08 a day earlier. London Brent crude <LCOc1> for July rose 71 cents to $75.81 a barrel. [O/R] * Gold edged up on Tuesday but held around $20 below a lifetime high struck last week, while another increase in holdings in the world's largest gold-backed ETF showed investors were still faithful to the metal. Spot gold <XAU=> was at $1,225.73 an ounce by 0035 GMT, up $2.73 from New York's notional close on Monday. Bullion hit a record of $1,248.95 on Friday on fears euro zone austerity measures could trigger a downturn in the region. [GOL/] * For global market news, click on [MKTS/GLOB] * To see announcements on Pakistan central bank's regular open market operations, please click on <SBPK09>. FOR A SPEED GUIDE ON PAKISTAN, CLICK ON <PAKISTAN> FOR A DIARY OF EVENTS IN PAKISTAN, SEE [PK/DIARY] FOR PAKISTAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS, CLICK ON [ECI/PK] FOR KARACHI INTERBANK RATES, SEE <KIBR> <KIBR01> FOR PAKISTAN OPEN MARKET CURRENCY RATES, CLICK ON [PKR/] FOR PAKISTAN COTTON RATES, SEE [COT/KAR] FOR PAKISTAN PORT ACTIVITY, CLICK ON [SHP/PK1][SHP/PK2] FOR KEY GLOBAL ECONOMIC NEWS, SEE [TOP/MACRO] FOR AN OUTLOOK OF ASIAN STOCK TRADING, CLICK ON [STXNEWS/AS] TOP NEWS ON ASIAN COMPANIES [TOP/EQA] FOR INTERNATIONAL FOREX NEWS, HIT [FXNEWS] FOR WHAT INVESTORS ARE SAYING ABOUT GLOBAL DEALS [DEALTALK/] GLOBAL STOCKS - BUY OR SELL? 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