Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher, Extends Gains On Bargain Hunting
By Rosemarie Khoo
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia extended gains at Thursday’s open, supported by bargain hunting in utilities and telecommunications stocks.
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By Rosemarie Khoo
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia extended gains at Thursday’s open, supported by bargain hunting in utilities and telecommunications stocks.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar today, extending yesterday’s gains as investor sentiment improved after data showed Malaysia’s foreign direct investment (FDI) surged 41.2 per cent to RM65.9 billion in 2025.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd's (Petronas) expanding role in Turkmenistan has emerged as a key pillar of renewed Malaysia-Turkmenistan relations, following Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's recent official visit to the Central Asian nation, with the national oil and gas company’s long-standing presence continuing to open new avenues for energy cooperation, economic growth and broader bilateral collaboration.
By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Wednesday, tracking weakness in the crude oil market.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s ability to attract strong foreign direct investment (FDI) while domestic companies continue expanding overseas underscores the country’s growing economic strength, competitiveness and investor confidence in the country’s long-term prospects, economists said.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia finished higher on Wednesday as bargain-hunting activities emerged following recent pullback in the market, analysts said.
By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended lower on Wednesday amid softer crude oil prices and a mixed performance in regional rubber futures markets, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) today hosted the MIDA-GreatAsic Value Chain Programme, highlighting a strategic collaboration between GreatAsic Technology Sdn Bhd and Xenith Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to strengthen Malaysia’s semiconductor design capabilities.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia has suspended intraday short-selling (IDSS) on XL Holdings Bhd (XLHB) until 8.30 am tomorrow, June 25, 2026, after the stock breached the price limit.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s onshore foreign exchange (FX) market remains healthy, with the average daily FX turnover rising to US$21.3 billion as of June this year, as compared with US$19.8 billion in 2025, according to Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Financial Markets Committee (FMC).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- UWC Bhd was among the top gainers on Bursa Malaysia today, up by more than four per cent in early trade after its third-quarter financial year 2026 (3Q FY2026) results came in line with expectations.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Shares of Malton Bhd rose almost 30 per cent in early trade today after it announced plans to collaborate with a United States-based NVIDIA cloud partner to establish artificial intelligence (AI) compute centres in Malaysia.