14d ago
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by profit-taking in selected heavyweights and weaker sentiment towards petrochemical stocks as oil prices continued to slide, said an analyst.
14d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027, to be tabled on Oct 9, is expected to benefit the construction and building materials sectors, based on current market consensus of RM85 billion to RM90 billion in development expenditure, according to Moomoo.
14d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA) Malaysia's market survey showed that 81 per cent of respondents reported higher costs of doing business in the first half of 2026 (1H 2026), up from 74 per cent in the second half of 2025 (2H 2025).
15d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Enhancing the Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme (SJKP) and introducing improved financing structures are among the proposals made by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA) Malaysia for Budget 2027.
15d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Paper manufacturing and paper products output in Gangbei District, Guigang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, rose 24.37 per cent year-on-year from January to July this year, according to data from the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology.
15d ago
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia finished trading higher on Tuesday, supported by continued bargain hunting following the recent heavy sell-off, in line with regional and global market performance as investors awaited the meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington later this week.
16d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Southern Score Builders Bhd (SSBB) opened higher before paring its gains in early trading, despite its announcement yesterday that its unit, SJEE Engineering Sdn Bhd, had secured an RM40 million data centre subcontract project in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
16d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Pekat Group Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Pekat Teknologi Sdn Bhd (PTSB), has entered into a conditional agreement to lease 190.20 hectares of land in Mukim Sungai Petani, Kedah, for an aggregate rental estimated at RM54.5 million over a 24-year lease term.
16d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Southern Score Builders Bhd’s 51 per cent-owned subsidiary, SJEE Engineering Sdn Bhd (SJEE), has secured a RM40 million subcontract from a local construction company for electrical works at a data centre project in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
16d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended slightly higher on Monday, supported by bargain hunting in selected blue chips as concerns over the West Asia conflict eased amid retreating oil prices.
17d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index rebounded to close the morning session 0.31 per cent higher, paring earlier losses on persistent buying in heavyweights, particularly banking stocks.
17d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Gamuda Bhd’s joint-venture (JV) with B.M.D Constructions Pty Ltd has secured an Australian dollar A$624 million (approximately RM1.8 billion) design-and-construct contract for two road upgrades in Western Sydney, Australia.