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By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Shares on Bursa Malaysia reversed yesterday’s losses to finish higher on Tuesday, driven by buying interest in healthcare, utilities and banking counters.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Global oil prices could remain elevated if the West Asia conflict escalates further in the absence of a ceasefire, independent research and energy intelligence company Rystad Energy said today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) — Tune Talk Sdn Bhd aims to grow its subscriber base to five million by the end of 2027, with a potential initial public offering (IPO) to be evaluated thereafter.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said it imposes no isolated unfavourable conditions on carmakers, stressing that the requirements reflect a consistent policy applied to all new automotive investments in Malaysia since September 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Global fertiliser and ammonia trade could be disrupted as the sale of 15 per cent of global ammonia, and 21 per cent of urea -- a high-nitrogen fertiliser -- is tied to West Asian exporters potentially impacted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Rystad Energy.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session higher in tandem with regional peers amid persistent buying in heavyweight stocks, led by Maybank, CIMB and YTL Power, that continued to lift the barometer index.
13d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- While the domestic economy was on solid footing in 2025, global developments posed greater downside risks to Malaysia’s growth outlook, prompting Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to make the pre-emptive decision to reduce the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent in July last year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s strong economic fundamentals and ongoing domestic structural reforms are expected to provide support to domestic market sentiment amid the highly uncertain global environment.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, but gains were short-lived, tracking the mixed overnight performance on Wall Street as investors stayed on the sidelines amid a lack of fresh leads.
13d ago
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, with a modest rebound although gains remain limited, said an analyst.
14d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index closed lower today, in line with most regional markets, as investors adjusted their risk exposure amid spiralling oil prices driven by the ongoing West Asia conflict, now in its second month.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) -- Capital A Bhd is eyeing to exit its Practice Note 17 (PN17) status after achieving four consecutive quarters of profitability, said its chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.