3h ago
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Brent oil surpassed US$100 per barrel for the first time since July 2026 as the escalation in the United States (US)-Iran conflict, including attacks on oil tankers and Saudi Arabia’s energy facilities, raises concerns about further supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.
3h ago
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended easier against the US dollar on Wednesday, as market sentiment remained cautious amid an evolving outlook in West Asia, said an economist.
4h ago
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani and Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed flat on Wednesday amid investor caution as heightened tensions in West Asia pushed Brent crude oil to above US$100 per barrel, an analyst said.
12h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia rebounded from Tuesday’s losses to open higher on Wednesday despite weakness on Wall Street, as concerns over higher crude oil prices intensified amid escalating tensions in West Asia, an analyst said.
1d ago
By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Global oil prices are expected to range between US$95 and US$110 per barrel following a core risk-adjusted price regime due to sustained Hormuz impairment, additional refinery outages and accelerating inventory draws, says an economist.
1d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Tuesday as investors took profits in selected heavyweights, given an absence of Wall Street leads following the United States’ Labour Day holiday.
2d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday, in line with the positive performance in some regional markets.
5d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed in negative territory at midday as investors took profit following the market’s gains over the past two sessions, with selling pressure seen in industrial products, plantation, and financial stocks.
6d ago
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday, supported by gains in financial, plantation and utilities stocks, as investors awaited Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) overnight policy rate (OPR) decision later in the day and tracked Wall Street’s positive overnight performance.
7d ago
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The rubber market ended lower today, tracking declining regional rubber futures markets amid profit-taking and position rebalancing, a dealer said.
7d ago
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended higher on Wednesday on bargain hunting following the recent sell-off, ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) overnight policy rate (OPR) decision on Thursday.
7d ago
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened slightly higher on Wednesday but pared its gains soon after, tracking Wall Street’s overnight weakness as higher crude oil prices and rising United States (US) bond yields weighed on market sentiment.