5h ago
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- The ringgit weakened against the US dollar and other major currencies at Wednesday’s close on cautious sentiment as investors await clearer signs of de‑escalation in the Iran war.
6h ago
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia rebounded to close higher on Wednesday, tracking gains across regional markets as a sharp pullback in oil prices helped boost overall market sentiment, analysts said.
6h ago
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher today, extending its upward trend amid gains in regional rubber futures, a trader said.
8h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- The risk of reduced application rates for 2026/2027 grain crops across Southeast Asia is increasing, particularly as key application windows approach, posing downside risks to production, according to BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions.
9h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Oil prices are expected to fall to US$66 per barrel in the second quarter of 2026 (2Q 2026), following a stronger performance of US$78 per barrel in the first quarter (1Q 2026), before gradually recovering towards year-end, according to BMI.
15h ago
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and other major currencies on Wednesday, as risk sentiment improved following potential ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran.
1d ago
By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Global markets, including the stock and currency markets in Malaysia, urgently require clear and consistent signals from United States President Donald Trump to achieve a sustained de-escalation of the conflict in West Asia and restore stability, said economists.
1d ago
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Tuesday as investors traded with a cautious stance amid rising uncertainties surrounding the escalating war involving the United States-Israel and Iran, which weighed on market sentiment.
1d ago
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia gave up early gains to end lower today as risk appetite waned as fading hopes of de-escalation in the West Asia conflict weighed on sentiment.
1d ago
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher today, supported by stronger crude oil prices, a trader sa
1d ago
NEW YORK, March 24 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- US stocks saw solid growth on Monday as reports of potential diplomatic progress in the Middle East sparked a sharp pullback in oil prices and revived investor risk appetite, reported Xinhua.
1d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Tuesday, in tandem with overnight gains on Wall St after US President Donald Trump extended an ultimatum to strike Iranian power plants and infrastructure.