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The rupee weakened slightly in early trade on Thursday as the dollar’s gains versus major currencies overseas and a choppy start in domestic shares underpinned sentiment.
At 10:10 a.m. (0440 GMT), the partially convertible rupee was at 45.46/
SHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session lower today as investors locked in profits, after yesterday’s sharp gains, dealers said.
At noon break, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) was 4.4
European stock-index futures declined, indicating the Stoxx Europe 600 Index may retreat from a seven-week high. U.S. futures fell, while Asian shares gained.
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, dropped in Sydney after Chin
European shares turned positive in morning trade on Thursday as gains in utilities and automobiles overshadowed falls in banks and commodity stocks.
By 0945 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up 0.2 percent at 1,060.63 points afte
SHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia were lower at midmorning today on continuous profit-taking in selected blue chips and lower liners, dealers said.
At 11.00am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) was 0.9 of
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) hit a fresh 16-month high on Wednesday amid rising foreign interest in Saudi stocks, boosting the index.
Other regional markets were mixed, with Abu Dhabi claiming a 15-week high as banks surged on dividend
Gains in the Qatar’s bourse were largely contained yesterday as losers outnumbered gainers.
The 20-stock benchmark ended flat at 6,854.96 points despite the buying interest among foreign institutions and local retail investors. Commercialbank (Cb) and Wo
Shareholders of Bahrain-based Sharia-compliant investment company Inovest at its annual general meeting yesterday agreed to a dividend of seven per cent in bonus shares.
Inovest earned a net profit of $11.3 million last year compared to $91.2m
Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index rose 10.28, or 0.8 per cent, to close at 1,328.22, the highest close since March 3, 2008, making it the best performing benchmark gauge in Asia Pacific today. Eighteen stocks gained and four fell on the 30-member
Hong Kong shares were up 0.19 percent by the break as dealers picked up bargains from earlier losses.
The Hang Seng Index rose 39.66 points to 21,236.53.
Turnover was HK$32.91 billion.
