Malaysia: Shares open lower on Tuesday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Tuesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 7.54 points to 1600.89. Volume was 45.4 million lots worth RM26.3 million. Losers outnumbered gainers 140 to 39...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Monday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Monday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 1.60 points to 1612.52. Volume was 30.8 million lots worth RM10.5 million. Gainers outnumbered losers 82 to 52. ...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Friday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Friday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 8.89 points to 1604.15. Volume was 73.2 million lots worth RM43.3 million. Losers outnumbered gainers 128 to 75...

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China: Stocks rise in thin turnover as technology shares rally

China's benchmark stock index rose for the fourth time in five days amid speculation President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US will help technology and industrial companies boost exports to 9offset a slowing economy.   The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.9 per cent to 3,143.18 at the close. Eight stocks climbed for every one that fell as trading volumes slumped 42 per cent below the 30-day average before the start of...

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Ringgit declines with stocks and bonds as China slows further

Malaysia's ringgit slid along with stocks and bonds as a measure of factory output in China added to signs Asia's largest economy is slowing, spurring demand for the relative safety of the dollar.   Emerging-market assets have been under pressure since the Federal Reserve cited China concerns as a reason for refraining from raising interest rates last week. A measure of the Asian nation's manufacturing fell to six-year low, according...

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Malaysia inflation picks up in August, slightly above forecast

Malaysia's consumer price index in August edged up to 3.1 per cent from a year earlier due to sustained price increases in household expenses despite lower fuel costs, data showed on Wednesday.   Inflation in August was slightly above a 3.0 per cent median forecast by economists in a Reuters poll, but less than 3.3 per cent in July. Inflation has picked up considerably since a 6 per cent consumption tax went into effect in April,...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Wednesday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Wednesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 11.47 points to 1626.86. Volume was 55 million lots worth RM22.7 million. Losers outnumbered gainers 110 to 64...

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Ringgit adds to declines as new 1MDB probes compound losses

The ringgit added to Monday's decline after the New York Times reported the US Justice Department has started an investigation into allegations of corruption associated with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and people close to him, spurring a surge in debt insurance costs.   The NYT said the probe is focusing on US properties that were purchased by shell companies belonging to Mr Najib's stepson and money in the premier's...

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Malaysia: Shares opens lower on Tuesday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Tuesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 0.4 points to 1639.07. Volume was 93.4 million lots worth RM36.88 million. Gainers outnumbered losers 135 to 57...

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Ringgit depreciates most in two weeks on global growth concern

Malaysia's ringgit fell the most in two weeks as Asian shares tracked Friday's losses in the US and Europe after the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged reignited concern that global growth is deteriorating.   Odds of a Fed rate increase at this year's two remaining meetings receded after Chair Janet Yellen noted China's slowing economy and financial market turmoil when she left borrowing costs near zero. The...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Monday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Monday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 7.91 points to 1661.54. Volume was 24.9 million lots worth RM9.7 million. Losers outnumbered gainers 80 to 62...

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Malaysia: Shares end higher

MALAYSIAN shares ended higher on Thursday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index adding 34.39 points to close at 1,681.54. Some 2.24 billion lots, valued at RM3.14 billion were traded. Gainers numbered 672 while losers numbered 226...

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Wednesday News Highlights of KLCI

JAKS Resources Bhd expects to clinch more packages in the Langat 2 water treatment plant project once the water restructuring process in the state is concluded.   Sapura Kencana Petroleum Bhd saw its net profit for the second quarter ended July 31, 2015, plunge 76.65% to RM104.08 million, from RM445.8 million in the previous corresponding quarter, primarily due to its oil and gas (O&G) asset impairment provision.  Damansara...

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Dollar mostly lower but rises versus yen

The dollar traded mostly a bit lower on Thursday as weak US inflation data cooled expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week.  US import prices fell 1.8 per cent in August, their steepest drop since January, the Labour Department said in a report that could help dissuade the Fed from raising zero-level interest rates at its coming policy meeting, analysts said. "The US economy showed its Achilles' heel in...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Friday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Friday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 7.00 points to 1,607.02. Volume was 62.39 million lots worth RM38.16 million. Gainers outnumbered losers 107 to 88...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Thursday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Thursday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 11.6 points to 1592.16. Volume was 37.4 million lots worth RM14.9 million. Losers outnumbered gainers 162 to 56...

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Ringgit falls below 3.07 to Singdollar

Malaysia's ringgit led losses early in Asia as a renewed decline in stocks and a downgrade in Brazil's credit rating reignited concerns capital will flow out of emerging markets as the US prepares to raise interest rates.   The ringgit fell below the 3.07 level to one Singapore dollar, for the first time, on Thusrday morning (Sept 10), touching 3.0788 at 8:12 am. It was trading at 3.0698 as of 8:37 am, down from Wednesday's close...

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Ringgit falls to new low since 1998 after US jobs data, oil price drop

The ringgit fell to a new 1998 low as oil prices extended their decline and after a report showed the US jobless rate was at its lowest in seven years, adding weight to the Federal Reserve's plan to raise interest rates.   Brent crude extended last week's drop and has halved in price during the past 12 months, cutting government revenue for oil-exporting Malaysia. While the US unemployment rate touched 5.1 per cent in August, ...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Monday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Monday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 11.88 points to 1578.5. Volume was 33.37 million lots worth RM13.4 million. Losers outnumbered gainers 118 to 58...

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Ringgit gets no reprieve as it slides with oil on slowing China

Malaysia's ringgit fell for an 11th week in its longest stretch of losses since 1993 as lower energy prices weigh on the oil exporter's earnings and capital flows out of emerging markets amid slowing Chinese growth. The nation's foreign-exchange reserves have fallen 19 per cent this year, fueling speculation the central bank bought the ringgit to stem declines in Asia's worst-performing currency. Data for the last two weeks of August...

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Malaysia: Shares open flat on Friday

MALAYSIA share prices opened flat on Friday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 0.7 points to 1,602.05. Volume was 73.6 million lots worth RM29.3 million. Gainers outnumbered losers 93 to 78...

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Malaysia: Shares end lower

MALAYSIAN shares ended lower on Wednesday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index slipping 19.02 points to close at 1,590.19. Some 1.89 billion lots, valued at RM2.13 billion were traded. Gainers numbered 379 while losers numbered 347...

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Ringgit falls amid global stock selloff on China growth outlook

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index of stocks dropped more than one per cent Wednesday, raising concern more foreign investors will exit after dumping about US$3 billion in shares this year. Brent crude tumbled 8.5 per cent Tuesday in its biggest one-day slide since 2011 before data forecast to show US stockpiles increased. The price of the commodity has halved in the past year, cutting Malaysia's export earnings and contributing to a 24...

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Ringgit climbs with bonds as political rallies pass peacefully

Malaysia's ringgit rose to a one-week high and bonds rallied after weekend protests calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak ended peacefully. An overnight surge in oil prices also aided local markets as they reopened after Monday's National Day holiday.   The currency appreciated 0.7 per cent to 4.1645 a dollar in Kuala Lumpur, extending its recovery from a 17-year low of 4.2990 reached on Aug. 26, according...

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Malaysia: Shares end lower

MALAYSIAN shares ended lower on Tuesday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index slipping 3.53 points to close at 1,609.21. Some 2.06 billion lots, valued at RM2.60 billion were traded. Gainers numbered 369 while losers numbered 400...

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