Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher On Strong Wall Street Cue
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, lifted by positive sentiment following Wall Street’s strong overnight performance.
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By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, lifted by positive sentiment following Wall Street’s strong overnight performance.
PUTRAJAYA, April 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will invite Thailand, the world’s third-largest palm oil producer, to join the Forestry, Agriculture, Commodity and Trade (FACT) Dialogue Partners to strengthen collaboration among producing countries.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market ended higher today, supported by ongoing concerns over raw material supply shortage due to weather conditions and wintering in major natural rubber (NR) producing countries, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd expects the top 30 blue chips to remain unchanged in the upcoming semi-annual review of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia (FBM) KLCI in June this year.
By Nurul Hanis Izmir
PUTRAJAYA, April 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is set to take centre stage in advancing sustainable and inclusive trade practices as it co-hosts the Forest, Agriculture, Commodity and Trade (FACT) Forum for the first time, with a strong focus on smallholders and sustainable certification, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to remain supported next week, driven by expectations of US interest rate cuts and rising concerns over the stability of the US bond market.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher for the third straight day today, tracking gains on COMEX, as intensifying US-China trade tensions continued to drive safe-haven demand.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (Bernama) -- Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) has maintained its positive outlook on the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector, despite the impact of new tariffs, which have weighed heavily on sector valuations.
LABUAN, April 8 (Bernama) -- Labuan Food Industries Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian fishery company with an established international business network, plans to nearly triple its annual finished tuna production next year with the setting up of a new facility here.
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia still has room to negotiate with the United States (US) regarding Washington's imposition of a 24 per cent reciprocal tariff on Malaysian goods, said Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Bernama) -- Concerns about a global recession are growing, driven by recent revisions to the gross domestic product (GDP) for the United States (US), Europe, and China, along with Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday of new reciprocal tariff plans.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) -- Bargain-hunting activities are likely to emerge next week in Bursa Malaysia, with selling pressure expectation to ease as investors absorb the US tariff impact.