Bursa Malaysia Remains Lower At Midday As Profit-taking Continues
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained easier at midday today due to continuing profit-taking, especially on plantation and energy stocks, said analysts.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained easier at midday today due to continuing profit-taking, especially on plantation and energy stocks, said analysts.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed slightly higher today, with the key index climbing 0.18 per cent, supported by buying in utilities and telecommunications heavyweights, despite softer regional sentiment due to profit-taking and caution surrounding the United States-China trade deal.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed marginally lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark index slipping 0.16 per cent, reversing earlier gains as mild selling pressure emerged in the final hour of trading.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower at midday today as profit-taking activities continued from mid-morning in most lower liners and selected blue-chip counters, led by industrial products and services stocks.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia bucked the regional trend to settle lower on Thursday, as selling pressure in selected banking heavyweights dampened sentiment, in the absence of fresh domestic catalysts coupled with an unexciting batch of corporate earnings releases, said an analyst.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar on Tuesday as cautious traders took profit after recent gains amid continued uncertainty in the global economic outlook.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower as profit-taking in financial services counters weighed on the market, amid cautious sentiment across the regional market.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session lower, dragged down by profit-taking in selected heavyweights amid a broadly weaker regional market performance following a Wall Street selloff overnight.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher but retreated thereafter, weighed down by mild profit-taking in selected heavyweights as Wall Street slipped following the latest US tariff threats against the European Union (EU), analysts said.
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia retreated from yesterday's gains to close in negative territory on Thursday as broad-based profit-taking following the recent uptrend mirrored the performance of most regional markets, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session lower today, weighed down by continuous selling in selected heavyweights amidst the lack of new catalysts.