Bursa Malaysia Opens Lower On Profit-taking, Cautious Regional Sentiment
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Friday, dragged down by profit-taking in heavyweight counters amid cautious sentiment across regional markets.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Friday, dragged down by profit-taking in heavyweight counters amid cautious sentiment across regional markets.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar for a 10th straight session this morning, extending its gains ahead of Malaysia’s third-quarter (3Q) 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) data, due this afternoon, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher, tracking gains on the US COMEX.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The ringgit extended its uptrend to close higher for the sixth consecutive day today, supported by renewed optimism over a possible interest rate cut by the United States Federal Reserve (Fed).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The ringgit continued its momentum to open higher today, buoyed by continuous buying interest in the local note amid a weakened greenback.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The ringgit extended its uptrend to close higher against the US dollar today, lifted by improved risk appetite and growing optimism over a possible resolution to the United States’ (US) government shutdown.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to trade slightly higher next week, supported by the stabilisation of gold around US$4,000 per troy ounce.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Friday despite the positive momentum in the US COMEX gold market.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The ringgit continued to rise against the US dollar at the close on Friday, touching the 4.17 level -- its strongest level so far this year -- driven by positive Malaysian economic data, steady Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) and weaker US economic data.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Friday, after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.75 per cent, touching the 4.17 level.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has room to reduce the overnight policy rate (OPR), but there is no immediate urgency to do so given the country’s resilient economic outlook, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Following is the transcript of Bernama’s email interview with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR).