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KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recorded investment income totalling RM18.31 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q 2025), a 13 per cent decline from RM20.99 billion in the corresponding period in 2024.
By Naveen Prabu Kuppusamy
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- CIMB Securities has revised downward its earnings forecasts for FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) constituents by 5.6 per cent for both 2025 and 2026, citing widespread underperformance in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q 2025).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Capital A Bhd has emerged as an active stock today, with its share price rising over four per cent following its strong first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025) performance, which saw the company’s turnaround with a net profit.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Mah Sing Group Bhd's net profit increased to RM66.04 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q 2025) from RM60.05 million in 1Q 2024, supported by an increase in the property development segment.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- The US dollar continues to weaken, pressured by concerns over the United States (US) fiscal outlook, including rising debt, widening deficits and increased government spending, alongside trade tensions and shifting global investments.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s net profit rose 9.6 per cent to RM1.97 billion in the first quarter of financial year ending Dec 31, 2025 (1Q FY2025) from RM1.94 billion in the same period a year ago.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd (BIMB) posted a net profit of RM126.27 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q 2025), 3.53 per cent lower compared to RM130.73 million recorded in the same period last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- IHH Healthcare Bhd shares fell in the mid-morning trading session after the hospital operator posted a lower net profit in the first quarter of its 2025 financial year (1Q FY2025).
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened stronger against the US dollar today, boosted by improved investor confidence in emerging market currencies after a US court temporarily halted a decision to block most Trump-era import tariffs, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- KPJ Healthcare Bhd's net profit decreased to RM57.1 million in the first quarter of the financial year ending Dec 31, 2025 (1Q FY2025), down from RM71.4 million in 1Q FY2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- IHH Healthcare Bhd has recorded a drop in net profit to RM514 million in the first quarter of its financial year ending Dec 31, 2025 (1Q FY2025) from RM768 million in 1Q FY2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- UEM Edgenta Bhd has secured an order book worth RM1.1 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q FY2025), bringing the company’s cumulative order book to RM9.3 billion as at March 31, 2025.
