Malaysia: Shares end lower

 Malaysian shares closed lower on Tuesday, with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index losing 9.84 points to 1,696.95. Some 1.9 billion lots, valued at RM1.9 billion, were traded. Losers outnumbered gainers 588 to 269...

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Stocks to watch: SGX, Mapletree Commercial Trust, Cache Logistics Trust

THESE companies announced results that may influence trading on Thursday. Singapore Exchange: SGX raised its base dividend and outlined its strategy to raise liquidity in the sluggish securities market as net profit rose 28 per cent for its fiscal first quarter ended Sept 30. The market operator is raising its first-quarter cash dividend to five Singapore cents per share from four Singapore cents a year ago, and future quarterly...

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Malaysia: Shares end lower

Malaysian shares closed lower on Thursday, with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index losing 2.02 points to 1,705.09. Some 2.44 billion lots, valued at RM2.03 billion, were traded. Losers outnumbered gainers 456 to 419...

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Malaysia: Stocks end higher

Malaysian shares closed higher on Wednesday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index gaining 2.08 points to 1,707.11. Some 2.38 billion lots, valued at RM2.19 billion were traded. Gainers outnumbered losers 537 to 310...

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Ringgit leads Asia currency rally as Fed rate odds dip further

Malaysia's ringgit led an advance in Asian currencies as odds of a US interest-rate increase this year diminished further, giving a reprieve to emerging-market assets.   Asian currencies are rallying in October as futures show just a 33 per cent chance of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve, compared with 61 per cent at the start of the month. Exchange rates in the region have come under pressure this year as prospects for US monetary...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Tuesday

Malaysia share prices opened lower on Tuesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 0.14 points to 1,709.72. Volume was 100.9 million lots worth RM39 million. Gainers outnumbered losers 111 to 99...

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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 3.33 points to 1,703.210.   Volume was 71.8 million lots worth RM26.04 million. Gainers outnumbered losers 135 to 81...

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Malaysia: Stocks finish the day higher

Malaysian shares closed higher on Friday with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index gaining 14.34 points to end 1,706.540. Some 2.46 billion lots, valued at RM2.84 billion were traded. Gainers outnumbered losers 567 to 305...

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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 7.31 points to 1682.67. Volume was 61.4 million lots worth RM20.5 million. Gainers outnumbered losers 117 to 5...

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Stocks to watch: Noble, UOB, CDL, Oxley

THE following stocks had announcements or developments that could affect their trading activity on Thursday. Noble Group: Its chief aluminium trader in Europe, Erik Gundersen, will leave the Asian commodities merchant, according to a Reuters report which cited sources. News of his planned exit comes after two of his US counterparts, Scott Evans and Jeff Romanek, who handled copper, lead and zinc, left the company on Tuesday. UOB:...

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Malaysia: Shares end higher

Malaysian shares closed higher on Tuesday, with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index gaining 14.92 points to 1,662.51. Some 2.13 billion lots, valued at RM2.12 billion, were traded. Gainers outnumbered losers 495 to 363...

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Stocks to watch: Ramba Energy, Sinocloud Group, Global Yellow Pages

THE following companies released material announcements either after Friday's close or before the start of trading on Monday morning. Mandala Energy will invest up to US$179.6 million in a 35 per cent stake in the Lemang Production Sharing Contract (Lemang PSC) from Ramba Energy's subsidiary, PT Hexindo Gemilang Jaya. Ramba Energy is an Indonesia-focused oil & gas exploration and production company. The Lemang block is located...

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Malaysia: Shares open flat on Monday

MALAYSIA share prices opened flat on Monday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 0.79 points to 1629.59. Volume was 27.3 million lots worth RM9.5 million. Gainers outnumbered losers 125 to 45...

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Malaysia: Shares end higher on Thursday

Malaysian shares closed higher on Thursday, with the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index gaining 12.89 points to 1,633.93. Some 1.52 billion lots, valued at RM1.82 billion, were traded. Gainers outnumbered losers 465 to 306...

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