Gold futures untraded in early trade

KUALA LUMPUR, The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives was untraded in the early trading session today.At 9.30 am, August 2021, September 2021, October 2021 and November 2021 all stood at RM255.00 a gramme.Volume was nil, and open intere…

FBM KLCI futures end mixed

KUALA LUMPUR, The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mixed today amid the slightly better performance of the underlying cash market. At the close, August 2021 added 0.5 of-a-point to 1,524.5, Septe…

Bursa Malaysia ends mixed, CI up 0.11 pct

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia ended mixed today with the key index rising by 0.11 per cent on the back of cautious sentiment amid the ongoing political developments in the country. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.65 points to e…

Ringgit ends higher against US dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit ended marginally higher against the US dollar on Wednesday, supported by rising oil price despite a record in daily new COVID-19 infections in the country, a dealer said.At 6 pm, the local note stood at 4.2350/2390 versus the …

11 economic activities allowed to resume under Phase 1 NRP — PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The government will allow 11 types of business activities in the trade and distribution sectors to resume operations under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) effective tomorrow, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin…

Prices of RON97, RON95 and diesel unchanged until Aug 18

The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol, as well as diesel, will remain unchanged at RM2.74, RM2.05 and RM2.15 per litre respectively from Aug 12 to 18.Ministry of Finance (MOF) in a statement today said the prices were set based on the weekly reta…

COVID: Industry cluster in Tangga Batu recorded almost half of cases in Melaka yesterday – Rahmad

— Almost half of the 631 positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Melaka yesterday involved the Lot 11 Tangga Batu Industrial Cluster, which had 312 cases.State Health and Anti-Drugs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman said the cluster involved an elec…