Malaysia's Wholesale And Retail Trade Climbs 9.8 Pct To RM169 Bln In March 2026 -- DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade climbed 9.8 per cent year-on-year in March 2026, with sales worth RM169 billion, supported by strong seasonal consumer demand, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Bursa Malaysia Ends Morning Session Higher On Gains In Plantation, Healthcare

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index remained above the 1,700-point level at the end of the morning trading session, supported by buying interest, particularly in plantation and healthcare counters.

Bursa Malaysia To Trade Range-bound Next Week

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is expected to trade in range-bound mode next week after the benchmark index, FBM KLCI, successfully breached above the 1,750 level, supported by improving global risk appetite and Wall Street’s repeated record highs, said an analyst. 

Bursa Malaysia Snaps Five-day Winning Streak On Profit-taking

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia snapped a five-day rally to close lower on Friday on profit-taking and in line with weaker global markets as renewed military developments between the United States and Iran hurt risk appetite, said an analyst. 

Bursa Malaysia In Negative Territory At Midday On Uncertain West Asia Developments

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia maintained its downward momentum at midday, in line with the weaker performance across regional markets as sentiment was dragged by renewed developments surrounding the United States (US)-Iran conflict. 

Bursa Malaysia Closes Slightly Higher After BNM's OPR Hold

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed marginally higher today, supported by continued buying in banking heavyweights following Bank Negara Malaysia’s decision to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent.

Banking Stocks Lift Bursa Malaysia Ahead Of BNM's OPR Decision

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia maintained its upward momentum at midday, boosted by renewed interest in banking and financial counters ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) overnight policy rate (OPR) announcement later today.

Bursa Malaysia Closes Higher On Easing Geopolitical Tensions

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed higher today as easing West Asia tensions lifted overall market sentiment and encouraged a broader risk-on tone across regional equities, said an analyst.

Bursa Malaysia Remains In Positive Zone At Mid-Afternoon

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained in positive territory at mid-afternoon, supported by gains in YTL-linked counters.

Bursa Malaysia Extends Gains At Midday In Line With Regional Peers

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia extended gains at midday, tracking firmer regional markets amid progress in US-Iran peace talks, an analyst said.

Taiwan Looks To Deepen Data Centre, Robotics Collaboration With Malaysia

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Bernama) -- Taiwan is looking to strengthen collaboration with Malaysia in the semiconductor and smart manufacturing sectors, particularly in data centres and robotics, by leveraging the complementary strengths of both economies across the semiconductor value chain.

Bursa Malaysia Closes Higher On Late Buying

By Karina Imran

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia reversed earlier losses to end higher on Tuesday as buying interest gained momentum in the afternoon session, said an analyst.