KLCI Futures Dip In Early Trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures opened lower on Friday, tracking a softer cash market.

NIMP 2030 Integrates Quality Benchmarks On Higher Value-added Job Creation - Economist 

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- The New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP) 2030 integrates clear quality benchmarks by refocusing employment targets on higher value-added job creation, said an economist.

Nestle Malaysia Rises On Ice Cream Business Sale Talk

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd emerged as the top gainer in early trade on Friday following plans to explore the potential sale of its ice cream business to Froneri, a global ice cream firm active in more than 20 countries.

Bursa Malaysia Drifts Lower In Early Session

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia was little changed in early trade on Friday, reversing modest opening gains and tracking softer overnight cues from Wall Street.

Ringgit Opens Higher Vs US Dollar Amid Geopolitical Tensions

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Friday as traders turned cautious amid escalating geopolitical tensions, an analyst said.

CPO Futures End Higher On Rally In CBOT Soybean Oil

By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures ended higher on Thursday, after a two-day holiday following a rally in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean oil and energy futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

Gold Futures End Lower, Tracking Weaker US Comex

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives eased on Thursday, tracking weaker US Comex gold futures.

Bank Indonesia Maintains Policy Rate At 4.75 Pct, Signals Room For Future Cuts

JAKARTA, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Bank Indonesia (BI) has maintained its benchmark policy rate at 4.75 per cent, citing heightened global uncertainty while keeping the door open for potential easing.

Bina Puri Disposes Of LATAR Expressway Stake For RM77 Mln

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Bina Puri Holdings Bhd has entered into a share sale and purchase agreement with Arena Irama Sdn Bhd to dispose of its entire 50 per cent equity interest in KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway Sdn Bhd (KLKSE) -- the concessionaire of the LATAR Expressway -- for RM77 million. 

Ringgit, Peso Among ASEAN Currencies Weighed Down By Firmer US Dollar

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- The ringgit and the Philippine peso were among the ASEAN currencies weighed down by a stronger US dollar at the close today after the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes signalled the possibility of an interest rate hike, said an economist.

KLCI Futures End Higher Tracking Cash Market Gains

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher on Thursday, tracking gains in the underlying cash market.

Rubber Market Ends Higher On Gains In Regional Futures

By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher today, in line with the upward trend in regional rubber futures as well as firmer crude oil prices, a dealer said.