KUALA LUMPUR: Stocks that could be in focus on Monday include KKB Engineering, OpenSys, YNH, Fitters Diversified, Top Builders Capital, Hong Seng and construction stocks, said JF Apex Research. Read full story
KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Malaysia Bhd’s newly launched mobile sports betting app in New York may need to undergo a gestation period before it contributes meaningfully to the bottomline as it faces competition from more bigger and more well-established rivals. Read full story
KUALA LUMPUR: The foreign inflow into Bursa Malaysia continued in the week ended March 4 for a fourth straight week of net foreign buying. Read full story
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia extended its decline on Monday as the positive vibes from the recent corporate earnings announcements subsided and investors locked their attention on the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis. Read full story
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar today on lack of buying interest. Read full story
THE year 2021 ended positively for global equity markets. Read full story
Penang market to rebound amid lingering challenges Read full story
CHINA’S home price declines eased for a second month in January, offering a rare glimmer of hope to the embattled property sector. Read full story
NEW YORK: Geopolitical worries are clouding the outlook for U.S. stocks, even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine moderates expectations for how aggressively the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy in coming months Read full story
NEW YORK: Data showing a vibrant U.S. jobs market strengthened the dollar and spurred commodity prices higher, but the war in Ukraine overshadowed the blowout report as the euro plunged on the worsening outlook for slower European economic growth. Read full story
NEW YORK: Oil surged on Friday, ending the week at multi-year highs as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensified and oil buyers shunned barrels from the world’s second-largest exporter of crude. Read full story
LONDON: Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose this week, buoyed by concerns over Russian supply to Europe as buyers shun Russian gas and LNG in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Read full story