Bursa Malaysia Opens Slightly Higher On Bargain Hunting

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia started the day slightly higher, buoyed by bargain hunting in telecommunications and transportation counters.

Sarawak Energy Drives Regional Power Connectivity

KUCHING, June 26 (Bernama) -- For nearly three decades, the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) initiative has remained one of Southeast Asia’s long-term energy aspirations.

Ringgit Opens Marginally Lower As Strong US GDP Supports Dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened marginally lower against the US dollar on Friday as stronger-than-expected US economic data boosted the greenback.

RM185 Mln R&D programme To Commercialise packaging Technology - MOSTI

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) — A research, development, innovation, commercialisation and economy (RDICE) programme worth RM185 million has been launched to strengthen Malaysia's capabilities in advanced packaging technology.

Fuel Supply Across Petronas Station Network Remains Stable Until August

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) --  Fuel supplies across the nationwide network of Petronas petrol stations are expected to remain stable and sufficient until August, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

CPO Futures Extend Loss For Third Day On Weaker Crude Oil Prices

By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower for the third consecutive trading day, pressured by weaker crude oil prices.

Collaborations Between Local Companies, MNCS Can Strengthen Malaysian Brands

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Collaboration between local companies and multinational corporations (MNCs) can serve as a good model to strengthen Malaysian brands and move the country beyond merely being a manufacturing base, said Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Steven Sim.

Gold Futures End Lower For Third Day Running

By Danni Haizal Danial Donald

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives finished lower for a third consecutive day on Thursday, weighed down by expectations of higher United States (US) interest rates following the release of the US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation data later tonight.

KLCI Futures Close Lower

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower today in line with the weaker cash market.

Implementation Of B15 Will Not Affect Cooking Oil Supply, Food Industry

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- The implementation of increasing the biodiesel blend to B15 will not affect the supply of cooking oil and the domestic food industry because the additional palm oil usage only represents about 1.5 per cent of the country's total palm oil supply.

Ringgit Continues Stellar Performance, Ends Higher For Third-consecutive Day

By Danni Haizal Danial Donald

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- The ringgit continued its uptrend for the third consecutive day, closing higher against the US dollar, major currencies and ASEAN peers on Thursday as investors await the United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation data later tonight.

Bursa Malaysia Succumbs To Selling Pressure To End Lower

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Thursday as selling pressure in industrial products and services stocks outweighed gains in the telecommunications sector, an analyst said.