CPO Futures End Lower Amidst Uncertain Market Sentiment

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Wednesday, as market sentiment and fundamentals remained uncertain, said Fastmarkets Palm Oil Analytics senior analyst Sathia Varqa.

Gold Futures Extend Gains, Close Higher

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives extended yesterday’s gains to close higher today, as traders awaited a key US jobs report later this week that could influence the Federal Reserve’s interest rate trajectory.

Gold Futures Close Higher On Weaker US Dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today, driven by a weaker US dollar, as traders remained cautious about President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans and awaited US jobs data to assess the Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory.

JS-SEZ Seen As New Era Of Transformation In Malaysia-Singapore Economic Relations

By Nur Fatin Mohmad Kadenen

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) agreement signed today is expected to be the beginning of a new era of transformation in economic relations between Malaysia and Singapore.

Rubber Market Ends Lower On Regional Futures Downtrend, Drop In Oil Prices

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The local rubber market continued to close lower on Tuesday, influenced by the downtrend in regional rubber futures markets and losses in benchmark crude oil prices, said a dealer.

Ringgit Stages Rebound To End Higher Against US Dollar

By Zarul Effendi Razali

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- The ringgit rebounded from recent losses to close higher against the US dollar on Tuesday.

Bursa Malaysia Mixed At Midday

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session mixed, with buying interest in heavyweights offset by widespread selling of small-caps stocks.

Gold Futures End Lower

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower today on weaker demand as traders remained on the sidelines ahead of this week's important US economic data, including the nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report on Friday. 

Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher, Tracks Wall St’s Firm Gains

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index opened higher on Monday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after fresh demand for technology stocks propelled the US market.

CPO Futures To Trade Slightly Bullish Next Week Due To Seasonally Strong Fundamentals

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade with a slight bullish bias next week, given the seasonally strong fundamentals, a dealer said.

Ringgit Likely To Trade On Softer Note Next Week

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade on a softer note against the US dollar, remaining within a narrow range next week.

Ringgit Weakens Versus US Dollar, Higher Against Major Currencies

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (Bernama) -- The ringgit weakened against the US dollar at today's opening, continuing its downtrend due to higher demand pressure for the greenback.