<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Below is a summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Thursday:</p></div>

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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Below is a summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Thursday.

FBM KLCI slips 0.67% to 1,592.28 on Feb 13, 2025

US import prices surged in August amid solid increases in the costs of capital and consumer goods, suggesting inflation could rise further in the coming months.

US import prices jump in August on strength in capital, consumer goods

US retail sales rebounded more than expected in August as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and stocked up for the new school year, reinforcing the economy's resilience even as consumers grow more anxious about high inflation.

US retail sales rebound sharply in August

Retail prices for unsubsidised fuels in Malaysia will jump by 35 sen per litre for the week starting Sept 17, driven by a sharp increase in global crude oil prices as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalate.

Unsubsidised fuel prices to jump 35 sen per litre from Sept 17

A total of 38 areas in Peninsular Malaysia recorded unhealthy Air Pollution Index (API) readings as of 5pm Wednesday.

Unhealthy air quality in 38 areas across Peninsular Malaysia as of Wednesday evening

Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd (KL:BIMB) has named former Ryt Bank chief executive officer Melvin Ooi as its new group chief technology and transformation officer, as the lender accelerates plans to modernise its technology infrastructure.

Former Ryt Bank CEO Melvin Ooi joins Bank Islam as tech chief

Starbucks Corp is weighing the sale of a majority stake in its Japan business in a potential deal that could value the coffee chain's biggest overseas company-operated market at about US$3 billion (RM12.1 billion), two people with knowledge of the matter said.

Starbucks considers selling majority stake in its Japan business — Reuters

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as reports that Saudi Arabia was offering additional crude cargoes via Oman eased concerns about the scale of Middle East supply disruptions, while European diesel prices hovered near a record high.

Oil slips as Saudi Arabia offers more crude via Oman; diesel near record high

Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen, the Houthis said on Wednesday, as the Iran-backed fighters solidified their gains after a lightning advance that has extended Tehran's reach in the Middle East war and further disrupted global oil supplies.

Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis solidify gains in new theatre of Middle East war

Monaco is among several nations poised to exit a global financial watchdog’s dirty money watchlist next month, marking a change in fortune for the city-state that’s home to the world’s highest concentration of millionaires and billionaires.

Monaco set to exit dirty-money list along with Bulgaria, Ivory Coast

Global stocks ticked higher on Wednesday as recent rises in government bond yields and oil prices paused ahead of a key US Federal Reserve interest-rate decision later in the day.

Global stocks tick up as oil falls, bonds stabilise ahead of Fed decision

<p>Retail prices for unsubsidised fuels in Malaysia will jump by 35 sen per litre for the week starting Sept 17, driven by a sharp increase in global crude oil prices as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalate.</p>


<p>US import prices surged in August amid solid increases in the costs of capital and consumer goods, suggesting inflation could rise further in the coming months.</p>


<p>US retail sales rebounded more than expected in August as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and stocked up for the new school year, reinforcing the economy's resilience even as consumers grow more anxious about high inflation.</p>
