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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Tuesday, as investors squared off positions ahead of the long holiday period amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran.
JAKARTA, May 25 (Bernama) -- Bank Indonesia (BI) said its liquidity support measures and government incentives for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) would help cushion the impact of higher borrowing costs following the recent increase in the benchmark BI-Rate.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, tracking weaker performance in the United States COMEX market as the US dollar strengthened on higher crude oil prices which raised expectations for interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by declines in the regional rubber futures markets and a stronger ringgit against the US dollar amid mixed developments surrounding the West Asia conflict, a dealer said.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street amid optimism after the United States signalled that the conflict with Iran could end soon.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended lower on Tuesday, pressured by declines in crude oil prices and a stronger US dollar, amid mixed sentiment in regional rubber futures markets, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation’s (IILM) total outstanding short-term sukuk assets climbed to a record US$7.055 billion, following a US$975 million issuance and reissuance exercise (US$1=RM3.97).
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended at its intraday low on Monday, in line with the broader regional risk-off tone as selling pressure spread across key index heavyweights, dragging all major indices into negative territory amid cautious regional sentiment and softer global risk appetite.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar for a seventh straight trading day ahead of the high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14-15, 2026.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) -- The ringgit closed higher against most major currencies, but eased versus the greenback amid expectations that firmer United States inflation could reinforce the US Federal Reserve’s restrictive monetary policy stance, thereby supporting demand for the US dollar.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against a basket of major currencies, including the US dollar, ahead of the release of key United States (US) economic data later tonight that could reinforce expectations for the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep interest rates unchanged, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Real estate remains a good hedge against rising inflationary pressures driven by energy price increases stemming from the West Asia conflict, said RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB).
