Rajiv MenonFinance
Bursa Malaysia Climbs to 1,635 as Financial Counters Lead Early Trade
Financial stocks lifted the benchmark index by 5.01 points as softer US payroll figures cooled interest rate expectations in early morning trade.
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Maria SantosFood
Carlsberg Malaysia Takes Seventh Consecutive Equity Return Award with 125.8% ROE
The brewer posted a 125.8 per cent return on shareholders funds in 2025 as it collected two honours at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club Awards.
Wei ZhangFinance
Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher Before Trimming Gains to 1,666.81
Early morning bargain hunting lifted Malaysian equities before the benchmark index eased 0.13 point as consumer staples and energy counters diverged.
Maria SantosLiving
Sunway Healthcare Starts Work on $196M Hospital in Johor
The 400-bed facility in Sunway City Iskandar Puteri anchors a broader pipeline aimed at reaching eight hospitals across Malaysia by 2032.
Rajiv MenonGeneral
Eddie Ong Raises Hextar Retail Stake to 35.42%, Triggering Mandatory Offer
Hextar Portfolio acquired 22.41 million shares at up to 43 sen each, with the offerors planning to maintain the company’s listing on Bursa Malaysia.
Minjun ParkAutomotive
BYD and Bus Cap Plan Electric Commercial Vehicle Plant in Malaysia
The Shenzhen agreement evaluates a local assembly plant in Perak alongside potential regional exports of electric buses and trucks across Southeast Asia.
Sarah ChenFinance
Foreign buying on Bursa slows to RM146.8m last week
Foreign funds snapped up RM146.8 million net of local equities last week during the holiday-shortened week. “Foreign funds resumed their entry into stocks listed on Bursa for the fourth consecutive week albeit at a slower pace compared to the preceding week,“…
Wei ZhangFinance
Bursa Malaysia’s Q4 earnings fall 6.2% to RM51.9m
Bursa Malaysia Bhd’s net profit in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2018 (Q4FY18) was down by 6.2% to RM51.9 million, from RM55.27 million a year ago, mainly due to lower contribution from the securities segment. Revenue for the quarter declined 8.7% to…
Aiko TanakaFinance
Bursa slips on Wall Street, oil price slump
Bursa Malaysia was not spared the fallout from this week’s rout on Wall Street and the slump in crude oil prices, with the FBM KLCI sliding 15.34 points to close at 1,695.37 points today. Most sectoral indices on the local bourse ended in the red today, save…
Minjun ParkFinance
Foreign selling on Bursa Malaysia last week halves to RM247.1m
The net amount sold by foreign investors last week shrank by more than half from RM531.8 million to RM247.1 million, the smallest weekly attrition so far this year. The pace at which international investors are disposing of stocks listed on Bursa Malaysia has…
Maria SantosFinance
Govt said to be looking to replace CEO of Bursa Malaysia
Malaysia is looking to replace the chief executive officer of the national stock exchange, two sources said today, the latest in a series of top management changes initiated by the newly elected government. The sources gave no reason why the government was…
Rajiv MenonFinance
Bursa Malaysia opens lower
Bursa Malaysia opened lower, extending yesterday’s losses on continued selling in selected heavyweights and in line with most regional peers, dealers said. At 9.17am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 6.01 points lower at 1,839.02 from…
Aiko TanakaFinance
AmBank committed to driving business forward
AMMB Holdings Bhd remains fully committed to driving its banking business (AmBank Group) forward despite its major shareholders looking set to exit the group. The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is the most substantial shareholder in AmBank…
Minjun ParkFinance
Bursa Malaysia downtrend likely to continue this week
Bursa Malaysia is expected to continue its downtrend this week on gloomy investor sentiment as fears of a trade war was triggered by US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Affin Hwang Investment Bank…
Wei ZhangFinance
Bursa Malaysia to trade firmer this week
Bursa Malaysia is expected to trade firmer next week, taking cue from the encouraging 2017 gross domestic product (GDP) data released on Wednesday. Affin Hwang Investment Bank Vice-President/Head of Retail Research, Datuk Dr Nazri Khan Adam Khan said the 5.9%…
Maria SantosFinance
Bursa Malaysia expects 2018 to have more IPOs than 2017
Bursa Malaysia Bhd, which attracted 13 new listings in 2017, expects to see more companies listed on the Main and ACE Markets this year. “The IPO (initial public offering) pipeline seems to be tracking quite well. So we expect that it will probably be…
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