Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower On Heavy Selling In Tech, Utility Stocks

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia's benchmark index ended lower today, weighed down by heavy selling in technology and utility blue chips, reflecting the ripple effect from a sell-off on Wall Street last Friday.

Bursa Malaysia On Downtrend, Selling Persists In Utilities And Financial Services Sectors

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia continued its downtrend at mid-afternoon as selling persisted in the utilities and financial services sectors.

CPO Prices To Remain Elevated In 1H 2025 - Analysts

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to remain elevated in the first half of 2025 (1H 2025), trading between RM4,400 and RM4,800 per tonne, before moderating in the second half (2H 2025) to MYR4,000-RM4,400 per tonne during the seasonal peak.

Bursa Malaysia In Negative Territory At Midday, Dragged By Utilities, Financial Services Stocks

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session in the red due to continuous selling in heavyweight stocks, led by utilities and financial services counters.

Bursa Malaysia Opens Lower, Tracking Wall St Losses

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index opened lower on Monday, tracking Wall Street’s losses as markets anticipated a further slowdown in the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate easing cycle.

Bullish Bias Predicted For CPO Futures Next Week

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade with a bullish bias next week, according to palm oil dealer David Ng. 

FBM KLCI Futures To Continue Sideways Consolidation Next Week

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to continue sideways consolidation with an upside bias, said an analyst.

CPO Futures End Higher On Bullish MPOB Report

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher on Friday, driven by a bullish report from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), said palm oil dealer David Ng.

FBM KLCI Rebounds On Bargain Hunting In Banking, Telco Stocks

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) recovered from yesterday's losses to close marginally higher on Friday, driven by bargain hunting in banking and telecommunications stocks, despite the downbeat performance in regional bourses.

Malaysia's Palm Oil Exports Slip 9.97 Pct To 1.34 Mln Tonnes In December - MPOB

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s palm oil exports in December 2024 fell 9.97 per cent to 1.34 million tonnes from 1.49 million tonnes in the preceding month, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

U Mobile Likely To Collaborate To Defray 5G Capex Estimated At RM3 Bln-RM4 Bln -- RHB Investment Bank

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- U Mobile Sdn Bhd is likely to enter into network collaborations to defray 5G capital expenditure (capex) estimated at RM3 billion-RM4 billion following its selection as the second 5G network access provider, said RHB Investment Bank Bhd.

Bursa Malaysia Mixed At Midday

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session on a mixed note, reflecting the slightly cautious market sentiment, in line with the sideways trading seen across Asian equities.