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KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's (PCG) olefins and derivatives (O&D) segment is expected to remain under pressure in the first quarter (1Q) of 2025, with plant utilisation projected to hover around 70 per cent, excluding the Pengerang Petrochemicals Complex (PPC), CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Eco World Development Group Bhd has recorded a net profit of RM80.34 million in the first quarter (1Q) ended Jan 31, 2025, from RM69.63 million in the same period last year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The Single Stock Futures (SSF) contract is targeted for a relaunch by Bursa Malaysia Derivatives in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), according to the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) prices are projected to fluctuate between RM4,400 and RM4,600 per tonne in March 2025, influenced by increased competition from abundant and competitively priced soybean oil in the global market.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s technology (tech) sector earnings are projected to grow this year, riding on stronger demand and overall recovery in the semiconductor space amid the United States (US) tariff headwinds, said analysts.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- TMK Chemical Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Chlor-Al Chemical Pte Ltd (CAL), will buy a parcel of land in Singapore from Chin Yuan Metal Pte Ltd (CYM) for S$14.80 million (S$1 = RM3.31).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- Xsolla, a video game commerce company, has released the first quarter (Q1) 2025 Edition of “The Xsolla Report: The State of Play” with key topics including the global gaming market, mobile monetisation trends and player engagement.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Kenanga Research has maintained its “overweight” rating on the plantation sector, citing strong crude palm oil (CPO) prices and a persistent global supply deficit despite weaker exports.
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- Halal Malaysia (HALMAS)-certified halal industrial parks recorded cumulative investments of RM16.75 billion for the 2012-2024 period, according to the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian banking sector remains bullish as it provides a good shelter from Trump 2.0, said Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB).
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 49.7 in February 2025, the highest reading since last August, S&P Global said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Businesses are anticipating a favourable business environment in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), underpinned by a positive confidence indicator of 3.2 per cent compared to 4.8 per cent in the previous quarter, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).