Bursa Malaysia Opens Lower Amid West Asia Uncertainty
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, reversing the previous session's gains as escalating tensions in West Asia weighed on investor sentiment.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, reversing the previous session's gains as escalating tensions in West Asia weighed on investor sentiment.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended marginally lower on Tuesday as investors engaged in mild profit-taking following the recent rebound in the local market, in line with softer performances across regional markets.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, supported by improved investor sentiment, tracking Wall Street’s mostly positive performance last Friday.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia extended its gains to close higher today, supported by strength in telecommunications stocks and a rebound in heavyweight banking counters, which kept the benchmark index in positive territory despite cautious overall market sentiment.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia kicked off the second half of 2026 on a positive note, buoyed by stronger overnight gains on Wall Street and improving market sentiment as progress in US-Iran peace negotiations lifted investor confidence.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session slightly higher, supported by continued buying interest in selected heavyweight counters, particularly in the financial, utilities, and industrial products and services sectors.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended marginally lower on Monday, with the benchmark index paring its earlier losses after rebounding strongly from intraday lows amid heavy selling in the morning session.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session lower as persistent profit-taking in selected heavyweight stocks, particularly the healthcare, financial and plantation counters, weighed on market sentiment.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia reversed earlier losses to settle slightly higher on Friday, supported by a late rebound in banking stocks that lifted the benchmark index into positive territory just minutes before the market closed, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia trended lower at midday, weighed down by profit-taking, mainly led by the property and healthcare stocks.