Banking Stocks Drag Bursa Malaysia Below 1,600 Level
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- The fall in shares of banking heavyweights weighed heavily on Bursa Malaysia, causing the index to slip below the crucial 1,600 mark.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- The fall in shares of banking heavyweights weighed heavily on Bursa Malaysia, causing the index to slip below the crucial 1,600 mark.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia extended its downtrend in mid-afternoon trade with the benchmark index below the crucial 1,600 level as regional markets followed Wall Street’s downbeat performance overnight.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia pared earlier gains to end the morning session slightly in the red as selling outpaced buying on a lack of catalysts, especially with US markets closing on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday but turned lower thereafter following a lack of catalysts amid Wall Street’s soft performance amid sticky inflation data and trading slowing ahead of the US Thanksgiving Day holiday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia finished slightly higher on Wednesday as gains in utility stocks helped offset selling pressure in the plantation sector.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia keeps its momentum going at midday amid not-so-rosy regional markets as investors turn their attention to the upcoming US inflation report later tonight.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia see-sawed during the early session, with the main index swinging between gains and losses.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- IHH and Petronas Dagangan continued to support Bursa Malaysia’s main index above the 1,600 mark, amid selling in mid-cap stocks that led to a mixed market breadth.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed resilient near the psychologically significant 1,600 level, taking cues from Wall Street's record close following the nomination of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as the new US Treasury Secretary.
By Zarul Effendi Razali
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia maintained its upward momentum throughout the trading session today to close off its day’s high, buoyed by persistent buying in selected heavyweights led by financial services counters, amid the mostly upbeat performance in regional bourses.
By Zarul Effendi Razali
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s barometer index remained in positive territory at midday on continued buying in selected heavyweights, in sync with the mostly higher regional market performance.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia extended last week’s momentum to open higher today, tracking the better overnight performance on Wall Street as investors continued to bet on “buy crypto and dollar” following Donald Trump’s election victory.