Bursa Malaysia ends on a softer note amid escalating West Asia conflict
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended on a softer note, with the benchmarik index extending its decline to a fourth consecutive day, and falling by nearly 2.0 per cent cumulatively over the period, as investors adopted a defensive stance amid escalating geopolitical conflict in West Asia.
Bursa Malaysia lower at midday as West Asia conflict continues
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session lower as markets continued to reprice the protracted West Asia conflict.
Stocks struggle, oil jumps as Trump's Iran deadline looms
SINGAPORE: Global stocks wavered on Tuesday, while oil prices were perched near $110 per barrel as the prospect of escalation in the war in the Middle East and the looming deadline for a deal to be reached kept nervy investors on the sidelines.
FBM KLCI retraces slightly as Iran ceasefire discussions continue
KUALA LUMPUR: Investors on global stock markets remain watchful for signs of progress in negotiations over the Middle East conflict.
Wall St ends higher as investors parse US-Iran negotiations, threats
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as investors looked for signs of progress toward a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal and evaluated President Donald Trump's progressively heated threats of escalation should Iran fail to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
AMS rides AI, semiconductor wave for upcoming ACE Market listing
PETALING JAYA: ACE Market-bound AMS Advanced Material Bhd (AMSB) is poised to benefit from sustained semiconductor demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI), cloud-related demand and increasing adoption of lightweight materials in aerospace and automotive industries.
Upside potential for commodity-linked stocks
PETALING JAYA: Investors should go long on stocks that are linked to commodities such as crude oil, as geopolitical tensions continue to see-saw, keeping prices volatile but elevated.
Malaysia only market to record net foreign inflows
KUALA LUMPUR: Net selling activities were broad-based among the eight Asian countries, MBSB Investment Bank Bhd says, with Malaysia being the only market to receive net foreign inflows.
Geopolitical tensions unsettle the markets
SINGAPORE: Buoyed by reforms to the local equities market, Singapore stocks performed well in the first quarter of 2026, but markets have since turned more volatile as the Iran war clouds the outlook.
Bursa Malaysia reclassifies investor accounts
PETALING JAYA: Bursa Malaysia Bhd has implemented a reclassification of its equities trading data, marking the first major update to its reporting structure since 2008.
