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KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors maintained a bearish stance on Asian equities, continuing to net sell for the third consecutive week, with a significant outflow totaling US$6.73 billion (US$1=RM4.43), except for the Philippines, while local investors helped Bursa Malaysia to cushion the impact of the broader market outflows.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- Local institutions continued to support the Bursa Malaysia for the 20th consecutive week with RM617.3 million inflow into domestic equities, compared with RM817.4 million the previous week.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.00 per cent during the March 2025 monetary policy meeting is broadly expected, emphasising the current conducive policy stance to sustain economic growth.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 3.00 per cent reflected a strategic calibration of monetary policy that allows the central bank flexibility amid evolving global and domestic economic conditions.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's partnership with United Kingdom-based Arm Holdings Plc (ARM) will help to elevate Malaysia into a high-value economy, igniting the front-end semiconductor ecosystem while fostering growth of local semiconductor firms over the long term.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to rise against the US dollar this year, averaging at RM4.23 against the greenback but at a slower pace due to evolving US monetary policy, according to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- Local institutions remained a pillar of support in Bursa Malaysia, marking their nineteenth consecutive week of net buying with a substantial RM817.4 million inflow into domestic equities, up from RM316.3 million the previous week.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economy is expected to continue promising progress in the near term with the leading index (LI) accelerated to 3.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in Dec 2024 compared to 0.4 per cent in December 2023.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Local institutions continued to support Bursa Malaysia with net purchases totalling RM194.2 million in domestic equities last week, compared with net purchases of RM77.9 million in the week ended Feb 14.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Bernama) --Investment banks expect Malaysia’s Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) to remain stable at 3.00 per cent in 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Eco World Development Group Bhd’s net gearing is expected to remain healthy after acquiring the remaining 40 per cent stake in Paragon Pinnacle Sdn Bhd from the Employees Provident Fund’s unit Tanjung Wibawa Sdn Bhd for RM184.08 million, said two investment banks.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Eco World Development Group Bhd’s shares on Bursa Malaysia rose in early trade after disposing of its 56.06 hectares of freehold land in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, to Microsoft Payments (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for RM693.96 million.
