KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher and retreated thereafter on Tuesday, bucking global trends as shares rose for the 11th day in a row to reach a fresh peak on optimism about the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and a new fiscal aid from Washington.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher in early trade on Monday, breaching the 1,600-level after Wall Street stocks made further advances last Friday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closing at records.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Bursa Malaysia is expected to see range-bound trading of between 1,580 and 1,610 points next week, amidst the absence of Chinese markets which are closed for the Lunar New Year celebration, said Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd economist Adam Mohamed Rahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The closing date for the acceptance of the takeover offer by the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) to acquire the remaining stake in FGV Holdings Bhd has been further extended to March 2 from February 16.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The local stock market's key index ended the day higher ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, bucking the trend of losses in Asean peers such as the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Bursa Malaysia announces half-day trading on Thursday, the eve of Chinese New Year, and all-day closure on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Bursa Malaysia is expected to trade higher next week, riding on strong catalysts including the United States’ US$1.9 trillion (RM7.73 trillion) Covid-19 relief package, the rollout of vaccination programmes worldwide and higher commodity prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd has advised the public to be alert and cautious before participating in any investment schemes and activities.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Shares on Bursa Malaysia ended the day mixed, going against the better regional market performance which echoed the Wall Street’s rally amidst the strong global economic recovery.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Bursa Malaysia turned lower at midday, bucking the uptrend among regional peers amidst the quiet market tone ahead of the weekend.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Last-minute buying mainly in small-cap stocks as well as selected heavyweights helped to push Bursa Malaysia to end today’s session on a positive note, erasing losses from the earlier sessions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Bursa Malaysia was flat at mid-morning amid mixed regional markets with investors turning cautious after a three-day rally in global stocks faded.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Shares on Bursa Malaysia continued to be on an uptrend at the close, boosted by persistent buying in energy and technology-linked counters.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Bursa Malaysia remained higher at mid-morning in tandem with the performance of other Asian markets as investors are bullish on governments’ plans to boost spending to help economies and the rollout of Covid-19 vaccine programmes worldwide.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Shares on Bursa Malaysia were higher at opening on Wednesday, with the energy sector leading the gains following a surge in oil prices to US$55 per barrel, touching their highest level in a year as the Covid-19 recovery rally continued.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Shares on Bursa Malaysia were mixed at the close on Tuesday, as profit-taking activities in small cap and financial services stocks took a toll on its performance following the rebound earlier today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Tuesday after the extended weekend break, in line with its Asian peers, lifted by buying momentum in key heavyweights, mainly in the financial services, healthcare and utilities sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR —  The country's securities regulator and the stock exchange has cautioned investors against participating in social media chatrooms that promote trading of certain stocks after online forums fuelled a surge in local glove makers, similar to the phenomenon seen in the United States in recent days.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Foreign investors withdrew RM288.2 million net of local equities during the third week of 2021 compared to the RM326.1 million acquired in the preceding week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Trading on Bursa Malaysia is expected to be cautious ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) announcement on Wednesday.