Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower On Late Selling, Cautious Sentiment Ahead Of US Tariff Decision

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed in negative territory today, erasing earlier gains as late selling pressure weighed on the market, while investors remained cautious ahead of upcoming tariff announcements by United States (US) President Donald Trump.

Domestic Demand To Buffer Malaysia's Economy Against External Uncertainties -- BNM Governor

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Strong domestic demand will continue to buffer Malaysia's economy against external uncertainties, including possible repercussions from the imposition of US tariffs.

Domestic Demand To Buffer Malaysia's Economy Against External Uncertainties -- BNM Governor

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Strong domestic demand will continue to buffer Malaysia's economy against external uncertainties including possible repercussions from the imposition of U.S. tariffs.

BNM: Islamic Finance Expands To RM1.13 Bln In 2024, Takaful Growth Moderates On Rising Costs

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) – The Islamic banking and takaful industries continued to record positive growth in 2024, with the Islamic banking industry’s share of total financing in the financial system increasing to 46.6 per cent last year from 45.6 per cent in 2023.

Banks' Capital Buffers Strong Enough To Absorb Business Credit Losses – BNM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Stress tests conducted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) affirmed that banks’ capital buffers are sufficient to absorb a potential increase in credit losses from the business sector under adverse stress scenarios.

Bank Deposits Growth Slows To 3 Percent In 2H 2024 On Rising Costs, Debt Repayment - BNM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Banking system deposits grew at a slower pace of three per cent in the second half of 2024 (2H 2024), driven by the slower growth of deposits from resident businesses, partly due to higher costs and debt repayment.

Life Insurance, Takaful Funds See Profit Decline In 2h 2024 Amid Weaker Investment, Rising Medical Payouts

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- The overall profitability of life insurance and family takaful funds declined in the second half of 2024 (2H 2024) to RM4.1 billion compared to 1H 2024’s RM8.4 billion due to weaker investment performance and larger net underwriting losses.

Incentivise Non-profit Hospital Expansion To Ease Medical Costs – BNM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Increasing the supply of affordable, mid-tier hospital beds and providing incentives for the expansion of not-for-profit hospitals can help mitigate spiralling medical insurance and medical costs.

Macro Solvency Stress Test Reaffirms Banks’ Resilience In Face Of Severe Shocks

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Solvency and liquidity stress test exercises have re-affirmed that banks in the country remain highly resilient even in the face of severe macroeconomic, financial, and liquidity shocks.

Banking, Consumer Product Stocks Lift FBM KLCI At Midday

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session higher, lifted by renewed buying interest in selected heavyweight banking and consumer product counters.

Foreign Investors Pull US$564.9 Mln From Asian Markets, Local Institutions Provide Support - MIDF

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) --  Foreign investors remained net sellers across eight Asian markets, with total outflows reaching US$564.9 million last week.

Alliance Bank On Right Track Scaling Up Operations

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd (ABMB) is on the right track to scale up operations following its proposal to undertake a rights issue to raise RM600 million to boost its diminishing common equity tier-1 (CET-1) of 12.4 per cent by +1.1 percentage points (ppts), CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.