Local institutions supported Bursa Malaysia for the 12th consecutive week, with net purchases of RM281.9 million, according to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

MIDF: Local institutions back Bursa Malaysia for 12th straight week

Local institutions supported Bursa Malaysia for the 11th consecutive week, with net purchases of RM304.0 million in domestic equities, according to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

MIDF: Local institutions back Bursa Malaysia for 11th straight week

Local institutions extended their support for Bursa Malaysia for the 10th consecutive week, with net purchases of domestic equities totalling RM416.9 million, according to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

MIDF: Local institutions maintain buying streak on Bursa for 10th week

Local institutions continued to support Bursa Malaysia for the ninth consecutive week, recording net equity purchases of RM1.05 billion last week, according to MIDF Research.

This was an increase from the net inflow of RM995.5 million in the preceding week.

Local institutions extend buying streak on Bursa Malaysia for ninth week

Local institutions continued to be Bursa Malaysia's primary supporters, with net buying skyrocketing nearly fivefold to RM1.06 billion last week from RM207.7 million recorded in the week before.

In its fund flow report for the week ending Dec 6, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF) noted no outflows were recorded in the entire week from this investor class last week.

Local institutions' net buying on Bursa soared to RM1.06 bil last week

Local institutions were net buyers of Malaysian equities for the fourth consecutive week, with net buying of RM207.7 million last week.

However, this was lower than the RM250.6 million recorded in the week prior.

Foreign investors continue to sell on Bursa for fourth straight week at RM259.8m

Local institutions were the primary supporters of Bursa Malaysia for the fifth consecutive week, recording a net inflow of RM250.6 million last week, up from RM207.7 million in the previous week.

In its fund flow report for the week ending Nov 22, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF) noted that while there was a net outflow of RM19.6 million from local institutions on Tuesday, the inflows on other days of the week more than offset this decline.

Bursa boosted by RM250.6 mil investments from local institutions last week

Foreign investors reduced their equity sell-off on Bursa Malaysia last week, resulting in a smaller outflow of RM392 million, still in line with the regional trend where other markets also experienced outflows.

Smaller foreign outflow of RM392m last week, says MIDF

Local institutional investors net bought RM960.4 million in equities on Bursa Malaysia last week, a notable increase from RM244.6 million in the previous week, according to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

Weekly net selling by foreign investors continues, hits substantial RM1.01 bil

Sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were utilities (RM266.9 million), technology (RM50.9 million), and telecommunications and media (RM45.7 million).

Foreign investors reverted to net selling at RM196.2m last week — MIDF

After three weeks of selling, foreign investors shifted to buying domestic equities, resulting in a significant inflow of RM404.1 million last week, compared to the RM45.7 million outflow recorded in the previous week.

Foreign investors turned net buyers, with inflow of RM404m last week — MIDF

Foreign investors sold Malaysian equities for the third week in a row valued at RM196.5 million, according to Bloomberg data.

Foreign investors offload M'sian equities for third consecutive week valued at RM196m

Foreign investors increased their equity sell-off on Bursa Malaysia last week, reaching a net selling high of RM1.1 billion, the highest in 18 weeks, according to MIDF Research in a note on Monday.

Foreign investors' net selling hits 18-week high of RM1.1b on Bursa

Foreign investors ended their six-week net buying streak with a net outflow of RM527 million last week, according to a MIDF Research note on Monday.

Foreign investors turn net sellers amid declining trading volumes

Shares of Asian shipping companies fell Thursday on expectations that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will normalise shipping in the Red Sea, cooling elevated container freight rates and weighing on profits.

Asian ship stocks slide as Gaza deal weighs on freight rates

With the ban on TikTok just days away, US politicians in both major parties are seeking ways to keep the Chinese-owned video-sharing app accessible for Americans.

TikTok allies close to Trump and Biden race to delay ban on app

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): IT services company FSBM Holdings Bhd (KL:FSBM), through its subsidiary FSBM I-Design Sdn Bhd, has signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with VisionTech Pte Ltd and Cydentiq Sdn Bhd to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity solutions.

FSBM signs MOUs with VisionTech, Cydentiq to advance AI, cybersecurity solutions

Regional airline SKS Airways Sdn Bhd, recently renamed True Air Sdn Bhd, has announced that it will discontinue its operations — the second homegrown airline to have ceased operations post the Covid-19 pandemic. Budget carrier MYAirline Sdn Bhd had suspended its operations in October 2023 due to financial pressures.

SKS Airways ceases operations after two years

TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb which claimed the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China.

TikTok, five other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaints

Apple was dethroned as China's biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday.

Apple loses smartphone sales crown in China, drops to third in 2024

Despite a strong 2024 for the Malaysian property market, sentiments remained mixed with concerns about living costs, purchasing power and global economic uncertainties, according to Rahim & Co International Property Consultants Sdn Bhd at the launch of Rahim & Co Research Sdn Bhd’s Property Market Review 2024/2025 on Thursday.

Rahim & Co: Steady growth amid cautious sentiment for Malaysian property sector in 2025

WASHINGTON (Jan 15): US President Joe Biden capped a half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech, as he hopes to seal a legacy overshadowed by Democrats' failure to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House.

Biden warns oligarchy forming in US that threatens democracy

Malaysian construction stocks fell sharply on Thursday for the sixth straight day amid concerns over data centres being built as the US further tightens restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports.

Construction stocks extend decline sharply as SunCon falls over 10%

Bitcoin hovered near US$100,000 (RM450,300) after notching its biggest gain of the new year on reassuring US inflation data that lifted global markets by reviving bets on further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest-rate cuts.

Bitcoin flirts with US$100,000 level as angst over Fed path eases

The High Court on Thursday approved a pension increase for retirees, based on their final salary according to the 2016 Public Services Department circular, effective January 2022.

High Court rules in favour of pensioners, govt ordered to pay arrears within three months

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): Data-centre proxy stocks on Bursa Malaysia have fallen sharply since the beginning of the year, due to US export restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chips, but analysts caution against buying the dip too soon.

Data-centre proxy stocks decline; experts warn against early bottom fishing

Malaysian construction stocks fell sharply on Thursday for the sixth straight day amid concerns over data centres being built as the US further tightens restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports.

WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Jan 15): The Biden administration added more than two dozen Chinese entities to a US&nbsp;restricted trade list on Wednesday, including Zhipu&nbsp;AI, a&nbsp;developer&nbsp;of large language models, and Sophgo, a company whose TSMC-made chip was illegally incorporated into a Huawei artificial intelligence (AI) processor.

US blacklists Chinese companies over TSMC chips in Huawei processor

CBH Engineering Holding Bhd (KL:CBHB) rose 18% on Thursday in Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market trading debut, following robust demand during the engineering services firm’s initial public offering (IPO).

CBH Engineering rises 18% in ACE Market trading debut

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): Malaysia’s tourism industry upcycle has started ahead of Visit Malaysia Year 2026, and could bolster share prices of related companies in the next two years, said Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB).

Malaysia’s tourism upcycle has begun, some related stocks could gain — Maybank IB

Eastern &amp; Oriental Bhd (KL:E&amp;O), Malaysia’s premier lifestyle developer, has launched Maris, a RM700 million waterfront residence located in the Gurney Green district on Andaman Island, Penang.

E&O unveils RM700m Maris waterfront development in Penang

Investment management firm Vertical Theme Sdn Bhd is planning to seek approval in the coming weeks to start talks about selling its stake in Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd (KL:ABMB), according to people familiar with the development.

Alliance Bank’s top shareholder Vertical Theme mulling sale to DBS, Bloomberg reports

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim officially inaugurated YTL Brabazon New Town in Bristol, a development poised to become the most sustainable new town in the UK.

Anwar launches UK’s most sustainable new town in Bristol by YTL

Nate Anderson, the short seller who made his name with campaigns targeting billionaires Gautam Adani, Jack Dorsey and Carl Icahn, said he’s disbanding his small but renowned firm, Hindenburg Research.&nbsp;

Short seller Nate Anderson says he’s disbanding Hindenburg

Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will have all of his Jana Wibawa charges tried in one court instead of two separate courts.

Muhyiddin’s seven Jana Wibawa charges to be heard in one court

Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday and the dollar was soft as easing core US inflation kept potential rate cuts by the Federal Reserve on the table, while the yen rose to a one-month high on rate hike bets.

Stocks rise with US rate cuts back in view; yen at one-month high

Despite incoming US President Donald Trump's pledge to impose sweeping 60% tariffs on all Chinese imports, the implementation is likely to be far less drastic, according to Affin Bank’s chief economist Alan Tan Chew Leong. &nbsp;

Impact of Trump's proposed tariffs on Chinese imports likely to be less severe than feared for region — Affin Bank

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) appears to have retained the lucrative natural gas exports business, while Sarawak will control the domestic gas aggregation in the state, Kenanga Investment Bank said.

Petronas' spending cuts likely less than feared as S'wak gas exports business intact, says Kenanga as O&G services stocks rally

Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief after a surprise slowdown in inflation spurred a stock rally and a plunge in bond yields, reinforcing bets the Federal Reserve is on track to keep cutting rates this year.

Equities erased their losses for 2025, with the S&amp;P 500 up about 2% in its biggest gain since the&nbsp;aftermath of the US election.

Wall Street has best CPI day since at least 2023

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that he was using Low Taek Jho (Jho Low)&nbsp;for his international connections, and denied that the now-fugitive was carrying out his bidding&nbsp;to misappropriate funds from troubled 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Najib says he was using Jho Low's international connections, not to misappropriate 1MDB funds

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that he wished former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Bakke Salleh had seen him in person before his resignation from the strategic development firm.

1MDB-Tanore: Najib regrets Bakke didn't meet him personally before resignation

The government has announced enhancements to the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS), opening third-party electricity grid access to existing power consumers and maintaining system access charges (SAC) at current rates for three years.

Grid third-party access open to existing power consumers, wheeling charges maintained until 2027 — Energy Ministry

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Jan 16): Israel&nbsp;intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, and mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday.

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