CPO futures end lower as weaker demand outlook weighs on sentiment

KUALA LUMPUR, The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower for the third consecutive day as the expectation of weaker exports continued to weigh on prices, palm oil trader David Ng said.He said that prospects of l…

Ringgit ends marginally lower against US dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit ended marginally lower against the US dollar on Thursday, weighed down by sentiment from the minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) policy meeting, coupled with the declining oil price, a dealer said.At 6 pm, the local note…

FBM KLCI futures end lower

KUALA LUMPUR, The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, tracking the performance of the underlying cash market.At the close, August 2021 declined 13.5 points to 1,511.0, September 2021 ea…

Gold futures end unchanged

KUALA LUMPUR, The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended unchanged today with no volume traded, said a dealer.Phillip Futures Sdn Bhd dealer Lee Pei Wan said the US COMEX gold futures prices experienced an overnight loss amid the US …

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…

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 …

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…