KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower today, tracking weaker Wall Street performance on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — The ringgit opened flat against the US dollar today, weighed down by a lack of catalysts during the holiday-shortened week, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The ringgit is set to exhibit softness next week during the last period of trading in 2024 and the start of 2025, with movements likely ranging between 4.47 and 4.50.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — The ringgit held steady against a strong US dollar, closing little changed from yesterday's level.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Malaysia has been and continues to be a beneficiary of high data centre demand, thanks to Singapore’s spillover and high capital expenditure (capex) totalling US$21.2 billion (RM94.55 billion) by big tech firms, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Bursa Malaysia continued to open on a positive note today on persistent bargain-hunting activities amid mixed cues from Wall Street’s performance overnight, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — The ringgit maintained its upward momentum and opened higher against the US dollar today, despite the greenback's strength driven by expectations about the United States (US) administration’s trade policy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — The ringgit finished stronger against the US dollar today, supported by rising oil prices which benefitted Malaysia as an oil exporter.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 26 — The Green Electricity Tariff (GET) programme will continue in 2025 with a quota offering of at least 6,600GWh and a premium rate of 10 sen/kWh for low-voltage consumers and 20 sen/kWh for medium- and high-voltage consumers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today, supported by the yuan’s stabilisation after the People’s Bank of China decided against cutting rates earlier this week — a positive signal.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 — The price of a litre of RON95 petrol will remain unchanged at RM2.05, while the retail price of RON97 will increase by three sen from RM3.22 per litre to RM3.25 per litre from tomorrow (December 26) to January 1, 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — The ringgit maintained its upward trajectory to close higher against the United States (US) dollar and major currencies, mainly lifted by rising oil prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) remains optimistic about the outlook for Malaysia's economy and local bourse next year, underpinned, among others, by clear economic policies and steady inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — Producer Price Index (PPI) declined by 0.4 per cent in November, a slower decrease from the 2.4 per cent drop in October, mainly due to the continued contraction in the mining sector, according to the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — The economy has sustained strong growth in the first three quarters of 2024, expanding by 5.2 per cent from January to September, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) wholly owned unit trust management company, Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB), has announced a total income distribution of 5.75 sen per unit for Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) for the financial year ending December 31.

MOSCOW, Dec 23 — Malaysia, Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Cuba, Uganda, and Uzbekistan will officially become BRICS partners from January 1, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar today, supported by improved buying sentiment for the domestic currency despite a stronger US Dollar Index (DXY).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The ringgit staged a strong rebound to end higher against the greenback on Monday as rising commodity prices and a softer United States (US) inflation reading helped the local currency snap a recent run of losses against the American dollar.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — Local institutions continued to support Bursa Malaysia for the ninth consecutive week, recording net equity purchases of RM1.05 billion last week, according to MIDF Research.