Bursa Malaysia Stays Higher At Midday Tracking Regional Markets

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed higher at midday, tracking regional markets after Wall Street’s positive performance overnight, led by megacap technology shares on solid artificial intelligence (AI) investment and earnings momentum.  

Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher On Positive Wall Street Momentum

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Tuesday, in sync with Wall Street's positive overnight momentum, as muted oil prices following a recovery in West Asia crude exports offset a continued sell-off in US Treasuries.

Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher Tracking Wall Street Gains

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after softer US payroll growth eased expectations of an immediate Federal Reserve rate increase.

CPO Futures May Ease Next Week On Higher Stocks Expectations, Weaker Oil Prices

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives may ease next week amid expectations of higher domestic palm oil inventories and softer crude oil prices, said Interband Group of Companies senior palm oil trader Jim Teh.

FBM KLCI Extends Gains At Midday, Led By Utilities

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The benchmark index for Bursa Malaysia rebounded at midday on bargain hunting in selected heavyweights, led by utilities stocks, although market breadth remained negative.

Bursa Malaysia Ends Sharply Lower On Rising Yields, Oil Prices

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended sharply lower on Tuesday as the market succumbed to selling pressure amid surging bond yields and elevated oil prices, which continued to undermine risk appetite.

Bursa Opens Lower On Wall St Weakness As Rising Oil Prices, US Bond Yields Weigh

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index opened lower on Tuesday, tracking weaker Wall Street performance overnight as rising crude oil prices and US bond yields weighed on sentiment.

Ringgit Opens Slightly Higher Against US Dollar, Major Currencies

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar and a basket of major currencies on Tuesday, with elevated geopolitical risks continuing to favour defensive positioning.

OCBC Sees Malaysia’s Fiscal Deficit At 3.6 Pct Of GDP In 2026, 2027

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd (OCBC Bank) expects a modest “fiscal slippage” of 0.1 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026 for Malaysia, with its fiscal deficit forecast for the country at 3.6 per cent of GDP versus the budgeted 3.5 per cent.

Bursa Malaysia Stays Marginally Lower At Midday On Profit-Taking

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained slightly lower at midday as profit-taking emerged in selected heavyweight counters, led by industrial products, banking and telecommunications stocks, in line with the mixed regional and global market trends.

Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher On Bargain Hunting Amid Elevated US Yields, Oil Prices

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Friday as bargain hunting continued following recent losses, despite elevated US Treasury yields and oil prices.

Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower On Rising Oil Prices, Elevated Bond Yields

By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by moderate selling pressure interspersed with buying activity as renewed hikes in oil prices and elevated global bond yields dampened investor sentiment, said an analyst.