Bursa Malaysia Ends Marginally Lower As Investors Turn Defensive

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended marginally lower on Tuesday as investors adopted a more defensive stance amid escalating geopolitical tensions and softer regional risk sentiment. 

Bursa Malaysia Stays Marginally Higher At Mid-afternoon

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed marginally higher at mid-afternoon due to buying activities in selected heavyweights led by the consumer products and services, utilities and construction sectors. 

Bursa Malaysia Marginally Higher At Midday

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia turned marginally higher at midday, buoyed by buying interest in selected heavyweights, led by consumer products and services, financial services and utilities counters.

KLCI Futures Open Higher

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures opened higher on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives today.

Bursa Malaysia Higher In Early Trade

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today despite a mixed Wall Street overnight performance.

KLCI Futures Close Lower

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, in line with weaker performance in the cash market.

Bursa Malaysia Ends At Intraday Low, Tracking Weak Regional Sentiment

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended at its intraday low on Monday, in line with the broader regional risk-off tone as selling pressure spread across key index heavyweights, dragging all major indices into negative territory amid cautious regional sentiment and softer global risk appetite. 

Bursa Malaysia Stays Lower At Midday

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed lower at midday as investor sentiment weakened amid the absence of concrete deals and policy breakthroughs between China and the United States following US President Donald Trump’s visit to China. 

​​​​​​​Malaysia Well-positioned To Gain From Global Supply Chain Shift -- Apex Securities

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is well-positioned to benefit from the ongoing global supply chain restructuring as multinational corporations continue diversifying operations beyond China and Taiwan amid persistent geopolitical tensions, according to Apex Securities Bhd.

Bursa Malaysia Turns Lower At Mid-morning

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia turned lower at mid-morning, weighed down by selling pressure in selected heavyweights, mainly in the financial services and consumer products and services counters.

KLCI Futures Open Higher But Turn Lower Subsequently

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contracts opened higher but turned lower in early trading subsequently on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives today.

Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher On Positive Sentiment

By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today following Malaysia’s stronger-than-expected first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026) gross domestic product (GDP) which expanded by 5.4 per cent, surpassing the advance estimate of 5.3 per cent.