Tag Archives: Stock Market

INCENTIVES or disincentives for companies to encourage the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices would need to be very precise and targeted. Read full story

THE Johor residential property market witnessed plenty of uncertainty over the past couple of years as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s external trade resgistered another historic performance in 2021, surpassing RM2 trillion for the first time, as well as recording the fastest growth since 1994. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd’s net profit decreased to RM355.25mil for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2021 (FY21), a 6% drop from RM377.74mil a year ago. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd (Affin Hwang IB) and select key senior management in the company have entered into a conditional deal to divest 7.59 million shares, or 68.35% stake, in Affin Hwang Asset Management Bhd (Affin Hwang AM) to CVC Capital Partners. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd has finalised the name change of its listed holding company to Capital A Bhd to reflect its growing portfolio of travel and lifestyle businesses. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Inta Bina Group Bhd has secured a construction contract worth RM160.6mil from Sunway Artessa Sdn Bhd, a joint-venture company of Sunway Bhd. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade lower next week on profit-taking after prices rallied to above RM5,600 a tonne, Interband Group of Companies senior palm oil trader Jim Teh said. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended the week broadly higher due to bargain-hunting activities in the lower liners and technology stocks, an analyst said. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: KLCC Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) swung to a net profit of RM70.32mil in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (4Q21), from a net loss of RM41.83mil. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd’s (SDP) report on the assessment of allegations regarding forced labour used in its plantations is now close to completion, group managing director Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha said. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: The Financial Sector Blueprint 2022-2026 (FSB3) is complementary with the current banking infrastructure, said Bank Negara Malaysia. Read full story