Banking and financial services stocks were among the top gainers in early morning trade on Friday, after they concluded the latest earnings reporting season with mostly encouraging results.

Banking stocks among top gainers in early trade

Glove stocks emerged among the most actively traded counters on Bursa Malaysia on Monday (Nov 20), following the profit turnarounds seen at two of the Big Four glove counters so far, namely Hartalega Holdings Bhd and Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, in the latest corporate earnings reporting season.

Glove counters among Bursa's most active on Monday amid profit turnarounds

Steel stocks continued their upward momentum from Wednesday morning, closing higher after the initiation of a two-year moratorium by the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) effective from Aug 15, intended to address issues within the domestic iron and steel sector.

Steel counters rise after Miti announces industry moratorium

YTL Power International Bhd's share price hit a new high in Thursday morning trade to RM2.24 per share, after it emerged as a substantial shareholder in Ranhill Utilities Bhd with the acquisition of a 18.87% stake.

YTL Power shares hit new record, Ranhill Utilities soars after stake acquisition

Ekovest Bhd’s shares slid during early trade on Monday, after it entered into binding heads of merger agreement (HOA) with major shareholders Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo and sister company Knusford Bhd last Friday.

Ekovest, Knusford shares lower amid merger agreements to consolidate business 

Egg and poultry stocks rose in Monday morning trade after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced during the Budget 2024 presentation last Friday (Oct 13) that temporary price controls on chicken and eggs will be lifted.

Poultry, egg counters rise after PM says temporary price controls on eggs and chicken will be lifted

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): There is a lack of positive catalyst to provide more legs to the rally of the banking stocks on Bursa Malaysia, most of which had climbed steadily in the first half of the year, according to investment analysts.

Lack of catalyst to sustain upward momentum among banking stocks, say analysts

Malaysian oil and gas (O&G) stocks were seen actively traded following news on Russia introducing a temporary ban on exports of gasoline and diesel to all countries except four ex-Soviet Union states, in a bid to stabilise prices in the domestic market.

O&G stocks active after Russia’s export ban on diesel, gasoline

Rubber glove makers saw buying interest on Thursday, with shares in Top Glove Corp Bhd ranking second among the most active stocks on Bursa Malaysia.

Glove makers see buying interest; Top Glove second most active counter

Several real estate developer stocks caught investors’ interest in Monday (Aug 28) morning trade, following Putrajaya’s unveiling intention to turn Johor’s Forest City, developed by China’s beleaguered Country Garden, into a special financial zone.

Developers with Johor exposure shine after govt bid to turn Forest City into special zone

Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd and YTL Power International Bhd traded higher on Monday (Aug 21), after FTSE unveiled that it will be adding the stocks into the small-cap category of its Asia Pacific ex Japan ex China Index in the semi-annual review in September.

Hap Seng Consolidated, YTL Power climb on inclusion into FTSE's Asia-Pacific index in September

The rally in Malaysian banking stocks is gathering steam with Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and RHB Bank Bhd leading the pack, both of which hit record highs this week.

Attractive valuation, relatively steady outlook plus weightage on the FBM KLCI have made the banks the main beneficiary of the renewed foreign interest in Bursa Malaysia, according to analysts contacted by The Edge.

Maybank, RHB Bank hit record highs as banking stock rally gathers steam

The technology index saw several companies perform lower on Bursa Malaysia, amid reports that global smartphone shipments are poised to fall to their lowest in a decade, as economic uncertainties in China and elsewhere persist.

Tech sector in the red on Bursa

Consumer products and services stocks dominated Bursa Malaysia’s list of top losers after the noon break on Tuesday (July 4).

Consumer stocks among top losers amid cautious sentiment

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): It is important to establish the chief information security officer position within every ministry to effectively address the issue of data breaches, following recent incidents such as the breach of the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) database.

Fahmi: Ministries need to appoint chief info security officer to combat data breaches

HONG KONG (Dec 10): Three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were arrested on Sunday, just before voting began in a "patriots only" district election that has marginalised formerly popular opposition figures in the city, amid a national security clampdown.

Hong Kong activists arrested in city's 'birdcage' election

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Malaysia has expressesed its utmost concern on any frivolous and vexatious attempts by any parties employing various tactics to undermine and disrupt the course of criminal proceeding currently ongoing against Gonzalo Stampa.

Malaysia expresses utmost concern over attempts to disrupt criminal proceedings against Gonzalo Stampa

BENGALURU (Dec 10): Social media platform X will reinstate the account of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after a poll of the site's users backed his return, X owner Elon Musk said on Sunday.

Musk says conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be reinstated on X after poll

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): A company and its director, a Singaporean, have been charged in the Sessions Court here on four charges of offering RM15 million worth of Islamic redeemable preference shares (iRPS) to the public between Aug 2020 and Aug 2021.

Company, director charged with offering RM15 mil worth of preference shares to public

GAZA/CAIRO (Dec 10): Israel ordered residents out of the centre of Gaza's main southern city Khan Younis and pounded the length of the enclave overnight, after the United States wielded its UN Security Council veto to shield its ally from a demand for a ceasefire.

Palestinians report Israeli battles in Khan Younis after US blocks Gaza ceasefire call

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): A total of 351 sick and abandoned housing projects, with a gross development value (GDV) of RM32.87 billion, have been completed and restored by the Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT) throughout one year of the Madani Government's administration.

Madani Govt one year anniversary: Restoring 351 problematic housing projects among ministry’s successes

SHANGHAI (Dec 10): China's securities regulator has published draft rules aimed at slashing trading commissions for mutual funds and addressing the conflict of interest between the securities trading and fund sales businesses of brokerages, the latest reform to the US$3.8 trillion mutual fund industry.

China proposes trading cost cuts for mutual funds, to regulate commissions

SHAH ALAM (Dec 10): A total of 97 individuals will receive the state awards, honours and medals in conjunction with the 78th birthday of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on Monday (Dec 11).

97 persons to receive awards, medals in conjunction with Selangor Sultan’s birthday

FOLLOWING a recent request for proposals (RFP) from the General Insurance Association of Malaysia aka Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (Piam) and the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As Malaysia) would like to explicitly state its dissatisfaction with the demand by Piam and MTA for the ownership and retention of agencies’ intellectual property.

Association of advertising agents oppose tenders that usurp ownership of intellectual properties of proposals submitted

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10):&nbsp;Husband-and-wife team Ng Han Yang and Rachel Leong, scions of property development and timber families, make their first foray into F&amp;B (food &amp; beverage) with the recent opening of Mellow at Petaling Jaya’s Seventeen Mall.

Days of wine + roses

KUANTAN (Dec 10): The installation of the first track for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project will begin on Monday (Dec 11) — three years before the 665-kilometre (km) railway line that connects the East Coast and the West Coast in the peninsula starts operating in January 2027.

King to grace ceremony to instal first ECRL track on Dec 11

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): A company and its director, a Singaporean, have been charged in the Sessions Court here on four charges of offering RM15 million worth of Islamic redeemable preference shares (iRPS) to the public between Aug 2020 and Aug 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10):&nbsp;Travilion Group of Companies launched its Parq Residence project on Dec 8, and it will be one of the tallest residential buildings in Kuching. Chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri John Lau and co-chief operating officer (co-COO) Peter Lau believe the project will do well, thanks to encouraging booking numbers and also their confidence that high-rise living is something Sarawakians are accepting now.&nbsp;

The sky’s the limit

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): The year 2023 saw Malaysia elevate its commitment toward an inclusive and sustainable public transportation service, which augurs well with the newly launched National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) that emphasises clean energy.

Sustainability: The buzzword in 2023 for transportation

DUBAI (Dec 9): Countries clashed on Saturday over a possible agreement to phase-out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai, jeopardising attempts to deliver a first-ever commitment to eventually end the use of oil and gas in 30 years of global warming talks.

COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after Opec pushback

SHAH ALAM (Dec 10):&nbsp;A total of 97 individuals will receive the state awards, honours and medals in conjunction with the 78th birthday of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on Monday (Dec 11).

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Saitama Prefecture, which is ranked fifth in terms of population and economic productivity among the prefectures of Japan, is exploring further investment opportunities in Malaysia in the halal food and automated machinery industries.

Japan's Saitama Prefecture keen to invest in halal food, machinery industries in Malaysia

SYDNEY (Dec 10): Australia will triple fees on purchases of existing homes by foreign buyers, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday, as part of measures aimed at increasing the supply of affordable housing.

Australia to triple fees on foreign purchasers of existing homes

FOLLOWING a recent request for proposals (RFP) from the General Insurance Association of Malaysia aka Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (Piam) and the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As Malaysia) would like to explicitly state its dissatisfaction with the demand by Piam&nbsp;and MTA for the ownership and retention of agencies’ intellectual property.

SHANGHAI (Dec 10): China's securities regulator has published draft rules aimed at slashing trading commissions for mutual funds and addressing the conflict of interest between the securities trading and fund sales businesses of brokerages, the latest reform to the US$3.8 trillion mutual fund industry.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Malaysia has expressesed its utmost concern on any frivolous and vexatious attempts by any parties employing various tactics to undermine and disrupt the course of criminal proceeding currently ongoing against Gonzalo Stampa.

BEIJING (Dec 10): The Philippines and China traded accusations on Sunday over a collision of their vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea, as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate.

Philippines, China trade accusations over South China Sea collision

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): A total of 351 sick and abandoned housing projects, with a gross development value (GDV) of RM32.87 billion, have been completed and restored by the Ministry of Local Government Development (KPKT)&nbsp;throughout one year of the Madani&nbsp;Government's administration.

GAZA/CAIRO (Dec 10): Israel ordered residents out of the centre of Gaza's main southern city Khan Younis and pounded the length of the enclave overnight, after the United States wielded its UN&nbsp;Security Council veto to shield its ally from a demand for a ceasefire.

BENGALURU (Dec 10): Social media platform X will reinstate the account of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after a poll of the site's users backed his return, X owner Elon Musk said on Sunday.

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