KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s (CIMB) price fell sharply during the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI’s (FBM KLCI) mid-morning session, leading the selling activity among heavyweights.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Malaysia’s consumer sector is expected to remain resilient in 2025, driven by structural consumption trends and stable earnings visibility, despite a more subdued macroeconomic outlook, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The visit of China's President Xi Jinping to Malaysia highlights China's commitment to strengthening ties with Asean, advancing regional cooperation, and deepening the bilateral relations between Malaysia and China.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The top 15 per cent (T15) income bracket fuel subsidy eligibility criteria, to be finalised by mid-2025, may push some consumers to downgrade their vehicle choices or switch to electric vehicles (EVs), according to MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Malaysia’s property sector is expected to remain resilient in 2025, driven by sustained buying interest, a declining property overhang, and key catalysts such as the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS), said a research house.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — MIDF Research expects Westports Holdings Bhd’s container volume in the second half of 2024 (2H FY2024) to increase by 2.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to achieve a full-year growth target of 4.2 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Malaysia's positive economic momentum is expected to be sustained in the coming months as the Leading Index (LI) grew at 5.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The overnight policy rate (OPR) is expected to remain at 3 per cent this year, with Malaysia’s producer price index (PPI) inflation moderating to 0.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in August from 1.3 per cent y-o-y in July.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Malaysia’s aviation passenger traffic is now forecast to recover to 94 per cent this year, a sharp increase from the modest four per cent growth initially projected, MIDF Research said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — MIDF Research expects that foreign inflows into the domestic bond market will persist, leading to further appreciation of the Malaysian ringgit.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — MIDF Research estimated the full quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the second quarter (2Q) to be around 6.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), supported by robust growth in the services sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — MIDF Research anticipates Malaysia’s equity market will continue its positive momentum in the second half of this year (2H2024).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Malaysia’s encouraging trade numbers promise continued recovery in external demand, thereby supporting faster economic growth for Malaysia this year, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The return of optimism among Malaysia's manufacturers suggests an improvement in external trade performance and industrial activities in the second half of 2024 (2H2024), said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The rising Producer Price Index (PPI) inflation of 1.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in April 2024 signals higher cost pressures for local businesses, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — MIDF Research has maintained its 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast at 4.7 per cent, as positive growth momentum is expected to continue in the coming quarters.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — MIDF Research has maintained a positive outlook on the property sector as it sees the landscape for the sector is improving, underpinned by a stable House Price Index (HPI) outlook, an unchanged overnight policy rate at 3.0 per cent, and a noticeable reduction in residential overhang.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Local institutions remained as net buyers on Bursa Malaysia for the seventh consecutive week, snapping up RM430.7 million worth of domestic equities, according to MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR,  April 4 — The collection of data via the Central Database Hub (Padu) will help the government improve its understanding of household well-being, even though the priority is to identify the eligible recipients of assistance programmes as part of the initiative to move away from blanket support.