Bursa Malaysia Ends Higher On Bargain Hunting
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended higher on Friday as bargain hunting resurfaced following several weak trading sessions.
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By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended higher on Friday as bargain hunting resurfaced following several weak trading sessions.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed in positive territory at midday supported by persistent buying in selected heavyweights, led by industrial products and services as well as consumer products and services sectors.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, tracking Wall Street’s overnight gains as hopes grew for a resolution of the West Asia conflict, coupled with positive domestic economic data.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street amid optimism after the United States signalled that the conflict with Iran could end soon.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Wednesday, as weakening global risk sentiment weighed on investor confidence, an economist said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed lower at midday in line with the weaker regional performance.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower today, tracking Wall Street’s weaker performance overnight as bond yields soared over concerns that recent high inflationary data may force the US Federal Reserve to hike rates.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.