KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — MIDF Research has reduced its FBM KLCI end-2022 target to 1,600 points from 1,680 points previously.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Gains in Hartalega and Top Glove helped to boost Bursa Malaysia higher at mid-afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Bursa Malaysia opened the new week in negative territory as sentiment was affected by the extension of the movement control order 3.0 (MCO 3.0) At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid 7.88 points to 1,551.80 from Friday’s close of...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Bursa Malaysia recovered slightly from its two-day losing streak this morning after some bargain-hunting emerged in the local market.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, rebounded from its previous two days of losses, despite the weaker overnight performance on Wall Street.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Bursa Malaysia ended in the red today, continuing yesterday’s losses despite attempting a rebound after Wall Street’s overnight rally, on selling pressure in heavyweight stocks.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, tracking the overnight improvement on Wall Street.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today with the key index rising 0.70 per cent, led by Public Bank and Top Glove.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Bursa Malaysia ended sharply lower today with the key index declining 2.22 per cent, weighed mainly by glove stocks as well as weak sentiment in the local market, but managed to recoup a bit of the losses to close off its intraday low.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Market participants are being watchful on global economic recovery and developments pertaining to the grounded Panama-flagged container ship, ‘Ever Given’ over the next week, resulting in cautious sentiment on Bursa Malaysia, said an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Bursa Malaysia extended upward trend Tuesday, buoyed by hopes that the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines will spur economic recovery soon.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Bursa Malaysia continued its upward momentum to open higher Wednesday, tracking the performance of the stronger overnight US equities with Nasdaq rallied to recoup previous session losses as US bond yields retreated.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Bursa Malaysia continued last Friday’s upward momentum, tracking the performance of its Asian peers over-optimism on the United States US$1.9 trillion stimulus package and higher crude oil prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The FBM KLCI is likely to trade higher next week on the back of energy and finance counters due to stronger oil prices and Bank Negara Malaysia’s decision to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 1.75 per cent, according to an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The key index ended the week at an intraday high amid cautious sentiment in the broader market, lifted by selected heavyweights including banking stocks that benefited from Bank Negara Malaysia’s decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate at 1.75 per cent and amid stronger oil prices, said a dealer.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Bursa Malaysia ended in the negative territory today, with key index declining 0.45 per cent, weighed down by selling pressure in selected heavyweights led by Supermax and Sime Darby.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Bursa Malaysia is anticipated to re-test the 1,600-level next week, with recovery-theme and vaccine-related stocks likely to be in focus following the start of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme last Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Bursa Malaysia opened flat on Friday, taking the cue from the overnight retreat on Wall Street.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Bursa Malaysia rebounded from Wednesday’s losses to open higher on Thursday, as buyers emerged to buy on weakness after the benchmark index declined by almost 2.0 per cent on a week-on-week basis.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Bursa Malaysia rebounded from yesterday’s losses to open higher today as a spate of firm corporate results released on Tuesday provided positive market catalysts.