KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The recovery of Malaysia’s exports will be championed by semiconductor and other electrical and electronics (E&E) products in the fourth quarter of this year, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Local institutions have maintained their net buying stance for the third consecutive week, snapping up RM618.3 million worth of equities on Bursa Malaysia last week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — MIDF Research has maintained Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) forecast at three per cent for 2023 on softening inflationary pressure, even as the depreciated ringgit remains a downside risk factor for domestic food prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — MIDF Research has maintained a positive outlook on the consumer sector due to solid domestic retail growth in 2023 and 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — RHB Research expects the total industry volume (TIV) to ease to a more normalised level in 2024, likely to be between 600,000 and 650,000 unit range, despite continuously driven by lower-priced vehicles amidst the high interest rate environment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — MIDF Research forecasts the average local crude palm oil (CPO) delivery price will close 4.4 per cent month-on-month higher at RM3,891 per tonne in October, due to moderate EL-Nino events.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The labour market in Malaysia is expected to strengthen further in 2023 and 2024, backed by encouraging momentum in the domestic economy, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — MIDF Research is maintaining a “positive” call on the banking sector as loan applications and approvals hit new highs this month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Foreign investors continued as net buyers on Bursa Malaysia with RM550.9 million last week, which was 2.3 times higher than the week prior and the highest net foreign inflow over the past eight weeks, MIDF Research said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Foreign investors turned net buyers on Bursa Malaysia after three weeks of net selling, with a net purchase of RM23.1 million last week compared to RM27.7 million in the previous week, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Foreign investors remained net sellers of local stocks on Bursa Malaysia last week, at RM27.7 million, marking a much slower net outflow compared to the RM113.5 million the week before, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Local institutional investors maintained their net buying stance on Bursa Malaysia for the third consecutive week at RM191.3 million for the week ended September 1, 2023, according to MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — The contractionary trend of  Malaysia’s producer price index (PPI) indicated further moderation in overall inflationary pressure, and given the high base effect of commodity prices, the producer’s output deflation was within expectations, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Foreign investors’ six consecutive weeks of net buying on Bursa Malaysia came to an end as they net sold RM153.4 million last week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — MIDF Research has maintained Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) forecast at 3.0 per cent for 2023, despite the latest July data indicating it has cooled to 2.0 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Analysts have projected Malaysia’s economy to expand between 4.0 and 4.3 per cent for 2023, and have mixed views on the overnight policy rate (OPR) following the slower-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter (2Q) of the year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Foreign investors continued their buying streak on Bursa Malaysia for the fifth consecutive week, snapping up RM465.5 million worth of equities last week, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 —Malaysia’s labour market is expected to strengthen further in 2023 and 2024, backed by the positive impetuses in the domestic economy, MIDF Research said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — MIDF Research has maintained its forecast on Malaysia’s retail trade growth at 15.3 per cent in 2023, as domestic demand continues its upbeat momentum.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — MIDF Research has maintained Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) growth estimate this year at 2.2 per cent versus 6.7 per cent in 2022, as it expects production and overall economic growth to moderate.