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Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin

24 Mar 2021, 08:00 am

365 million tonnes of CPO traded on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives in 2020There was a spike in the trading volume of crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia last year.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

24 Mar 2021, 08:00 am

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24 Mar 2021, 08:00 am

Palm oil prices expected to contract this year, say analystsPalm oil analysts project crude palm oil (CPO) prices to contract this year, saying a recovery in supply combined with the performances of other vegetable oils will bear weight on the commodity. Oil World editor and CEO Thomas Mielke expects prices to start declining in the second quarter of 2021, but said the decline will be moderate as long as stocks are low.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

24 Mar 2021, 08:00 am

Vegoils

24 Mar 2021, 08:00 am

Malaysia’s biodiesel mandate ‘almost a disgrace’, says leading palm oil analystKUALA LUMPUR (March 24): Describing Malaysia’s biodiesel mandate as “almost a disgrace”, leading palm oil analyst Dorab Mistry said the government is not “doing anything” to promote biodiesel. “I am afraid that (Malaysia’s) implementation of biodiesel is almost a disgrace. There are individual areas where Malaysia has done brilliantly, and I am a great admirer of Malaysia.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

24 Mar 2021, 08:00 am

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23 Mar 2021, 08:00 am

POC 2021 day 1: CPO prices to range between RM3,320 to RM4,113 in 2021KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): On the first day of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Palm and Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference & Exhibition (POC 2021), palm oil industry experts have forecast crude palm oil (CPO) prices to range between RM3,320 to RM4,112.50 a tonne in 2021. During the virtual conference, UIE Plc Director and Board Member Harald Sauthoff said he expects the third-month palm oil futures contract on Bursa Malaysia to average at RM3,320 a tonne and trade between RM3,000 to RM4,000 a tonne in 2021.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

23 Mar 2021, 08:00 am

02 Feb 2021, 08:00 am

Bursa expects new listings in 2021 to rise to 30Bursa Malaysia Bhd expects about 30 new listings this year, compared with 19 last year, said its CEO Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift. He added, however, that the projection may be affected by the impact of the movement control order (MCO 2.0) on corporate results.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

02 Feb 2021, 08:00 am

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02 Feb 2021, 08:00 am

Only 75 listed companies compliant with Bursa's ESG measuresBursa Malaysia Bhd is aiming to bring public listed companies on the environmental, social and corporate governance journey.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

02 Feb 2021, 08:00 am

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30 Nov 2020, 08:00 am

Public Bank falls most in 12 years as banking stocks hit by MSCI reviewFour banks took a nosedive at the final 30 minutes before the closing bell and dragged the FBM KLCI down sharply by nearly 45 points. The four banks that came under pressure were Malayan Banking Bhd, Public Bank Bhd, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd and Hong Leong Bank Bhd.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

30 Nov 2020, 08:00 am

20 Jul 2020, 08:00 am

Malaysian palm oil industry has to focus on increasing yields, says MPOA CEOThe Malaysian palm oil industry needs to focus on increasing its yields in order to remain competitive. In a panel discussion on palm oil during the second round of Invest Malaysia 2020 virtual conference, Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Nageeb Abdul Wahab said the industry’s yields have been stagnating.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

20 Jul 2020, 08:00 am

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20 Jul 2020, 08:00 am

320 facilitation fund projects worth RM14.23b approved by govt so far, says Mustapa320 facilitation fund projects worth RM14.23 billion have been approved to date by the government so far, according to the Prime Minister’s Department's minister in charge of the economy, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

20 Jul 2020, 08:00 am

18 May 2020, 08:00 am

CSC Steel, Southern Steel post improved quarterly results but remain in the redKUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Two listed steel companies, CSC Steel Holdings Bhd and Southern Steel Bhd, managed to post improved financial results in the January-March quarter, although the period included the first two weeks of the Movement Control Order (MCO).

By Arjuna Chandran Shankar & Wong Ee Lin / theedgemarkets.com

18 May 2020, 08:00 am

China may exempt some US goods from 125% tariff as costs rise, Bloomberg reports

Bina Puri shares, Warrant B close sharply lower day after hacking

Penang High Court orders marketing executive to pay RM118,500 for data deletion and breaching confidentiality

Malaysia bans export of non-locally made rubber gloves, with immediate effect

Public holiday in Johor next Monday to commemorate JDT's footballing achievements

IWCity seeks another six-month extension to deliberate IWH merger

US pharma tariffs would raise US drug costs by US$51b annually, report finds

ECB’s Lagarde sees euro area inflation hovering around 2% target

IMF gives initial nod for US$344 mil loan tranche to Sri Lanka

Wall Street opens slightly lower as China trade uncertainty lingers

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