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KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- The government’s fiscal reform initiatives, including expanding the Sales and Services Tax (SST) scope and rationalising electricity and diesel subsidies, are aimed at ensuring fiscal sustainability while protecting lower-income groups and essential sectors.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained almost flat at midday today with buying support continuing in selected heavyweights, interspersed with profit-taking led by consumer products and services counters.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were marginally higher in early trade on Wednesday, despite the lower underlying cash market performance.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher but turned lower thereafter, tracking the weaker overnight Wall Street performance.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman & K Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower today, dragged by weaker soybean oil price on the Chicago Board of Trade.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Gold futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower due to ongoing profit-taking, while geopolitical risks weighed on demand for the safe-haven asset.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, tracking the underlying cash market performance.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Tuesday amid foreign fund outflows as investors weighed the escalating Israel-Iran tensions, analysts said.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- The government will prioritise the rationalisation of RON95 petrol subsidy this year before introducing a carbon tax in 2026, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) -- The Port Klang Authority (PKA) today clarified that its tariff rates will remain among the most competitive in the region.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, a cloud-native network infrastructure provider, and its existing investor Siris have signed a comprehensive recapitalisation agreement with Mavenir’s lenders to significantly enhance the company’s financial foundation.
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.
