Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher, Traders Unfazed By US Shutdown

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia extended its uptrend to open higher on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street, as traders largely shrugged off the United States (US) government shutdown, hoping it would be short-lived, an analyst said.

Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher, Tracks Wall Street

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday tracking Wall Street which closed broadly higher last week, said an analyst.

FBM KLCI Ends Slightly Lower As Focus Shifts To Small-cap Stocks

By Zufazlin Baharuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) index finished a tad lower on Thursday, with the broader market’s focus shifting to smaller-cap stocks, mainly in the energy, construction, and telecommunication sectors.

FBM KLCI Ends Marginally Lower As Investors Pivot To Small Cap Stocks

By Zufazlin Baharuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) closed marginally lower on Wednesday as investors shifted their attention to smaller-cap stocks.

Bursa Malaysia Remains In Negative Territory At Midday

By Zufazlin Baharuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained in negative territory at midday, weighed down by lacklustre trading and weaker regional market performance.

FBM KLCI Ends Higher On Gains In Construction, Financial Stocks

By Zufazlin Baharuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended higher on Monday, supported by sustained buying of heavyweight counters in the construction, utilities and financial services sectors.

Bursa Malaysia Starts Higher, FBM KLCI Climbs Above 1,600

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rising above the key 1,600 level, buoyed by positive sentiment from Wall Street.

Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower On Profit-taking

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index ended lower on profit-taking, slipping back below the 1,600 psychological level amid weakness in selected banking, utilities and Petronas-linked heavyweights.

Profit-taking On Wall Street Weighs On Bursa Malaysia

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, tracking overnight Wall Street’s mixed close, where traders locked in profits after the United States (US) Federal Reserve’s (Fed) expected rate cut and outlook for more adjustments.

Bursa Malaysia Ends At Intraday High

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Continued buying momentum in financial services heavyweights pushed Bursa Malaysia to close at its intraday high today, with the key index strengthening its position above the 1,600 psychological level.

Stocks On Bursa Malaysia Mixed At Lunch Break

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Stocks on Bursa Malaysia turned mixed at lunch break, with the key index losing 0.11 per cent while the wider market remained in positive territory, with investors focused on the US Federal Reserve’s rate-cut trajectory.

Thailand’s Allianz Ayudhya General Insurance Ratings Affirmed Excellent - AM Best

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Thailand’s Allianz Ayudhya General Insurance Public Company Limited (AAGI).