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By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended on a softer note today as investors engaged in profit-taking following the recent rebound in the local market, an analyst said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher on Monday, with both SMR 20 and latex-in-bulk climbing to fresh 2026 highs.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s recent visit to Turkmenistan, which saw Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) cement new agreements after a 30-year presence in the country, should be viewed as more than a diplomatic mission, economists said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will continue to strengthen energy cooperation with strategic partners such as Russia and Turkmenistan while ensuring Malaysian companies remain compliant with international obligations and aware of sanctions-related risks, Minister of Economy Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Straive, a global leader in data and artificial intelligence (AI) operationalisation, has acquired NextGen Invent, an AI engineering and enterprise services provider.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained lower at midday on Monday due to a lack of buying interest as investors remain cautious on the United States-Iran peace talks.
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JAKARTA, June 20 (Bernama) -- Indonesia's plan to tighten oversight of strategic commodity exports through a new state-linked monitoring framework is being closely watched by industry players in Malaysia as well as buyers and traders in major markets, with analysts assessing its potential implications for the global palm oil trade.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is expected to trade sideways with a slight downward bias next week as easing geopolitical tensions and mixed supply conditions shape sentiment, said industry expert Denis Low.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade on a softer note against the US dollar next week amid persistent expectations of a possible US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike later this year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank Bhd remains positive on Malaysia's export prospects for 2026, citing resilient external demand and sustained momentum in the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector, driven by the technology upcycle and artificial intelligence (AI)-related investments.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s total trade in May 2026 rose by 29.8 per cent year-on-year to RM327.6 billion from RM252.5 billion a year ago, driven by stronger growth in both exports and imports, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has the strongest semiconductor ecosystem in Southeast Asia, making it the top destination for collaboration among major technology players from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China and the United States.