Bursa Malaysia Gives Up Early Gains Amid Weak Sentiment

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher, tracking Wall Street’s strong overnight performance, but retreated soon after due to a lack of fresh catalysts.

Interest In Blue Chips Lifts Fbm KLCI Marginally Higher At Close

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index ended the day marginally higher supported by renewed buying interest in blue-chip stocks, said an analyst. 

Bursa Malaysia Higher At Midday Break

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia was higher at the midday break today as the buying momentum in selected heavyweights helped lift the key index.

Bursa Malaysia Starts Flat As Wall St Drags

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened nearly flat, tracking Wall Street’s weaker overnight performance.  

FBM KLCI Ends Lower, Mirroring Regional Market Trends

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index ended the day broadly lower, mirroring regional market trends, as investor sentiment was dampened by the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to maintain interest rates and the People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) unexpected decision to keep its key lending rates unchanged, said an analyst.

SC: 21 Offers Of Takeovers And Mergers Worth RM18.22 Bln Cleared In 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) cleared 21 offer documents worth RM18.22 billion for takeovers and mergers in 2024 compared with 10 offers with total offer value of RM5.53 billion in 2023.

Bursa Malaysia Mixed At Mid-day

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia struggled to build on Wall Street’s overnight rally to end the morning session mixed. 

Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher, Tracking Wall Street Gains

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher, tracking Wall Street’s overnight gains after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) kept interest rates unchanged and reaffirmed its forecast for two rate cuts this year.  

Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower On Lack Of Buying Catalysts

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index ended the day broadly lower, driven primarily by selling in construction and banking sectors, while healthcare stocks saw some buying interest, an analyst said.

Bursa Malaysia Stays Lower At Midday, Bucks Regional Trend

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia bucked the regional trend to end the morning trading session lower, with selling mostly spotted among the heavyweights led by financial services and construction counters.

Bursa Malaysia Lower In Early Trade As It Tracks Wall St Decline

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia started the day broadly lower as it tracked Wall Street's weaker performance overnight and on caution ahead of a decision on US interest rates later tonight.

Strong Buying Lifts Bursa Malaysia At Close, CI Up 1.04 Pct

By Anas Abu Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia extended gains to a third consecutive session today, driven by broad-based buying across various sectors following the recent strong sell-off, in line with the performance of regional markets, an analyst said.