Nikkei races to fresh 34-year high, all-time peak in sight
TOKYO: Japan's benchmark Nikkei got off to a roaring start on Friday, hitting 34-year highs and was on the cusp…
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Investors look ahead to corporate results
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's benchmark stock index could maintain a sideways trajectory despite a bullish performance on Wall Street as investors…
Wall St ends higher as retail sales slump feeds hopes for rate cuts
US stocks closed higher on Thursday as retail sales data declined more than expected, feeding hopes the Federal Reserve will soon…
FBM KLCI drops slightly as investors await fresh leads
KUALA LUMPUR: Investors are focused on upcoming corporate results to keep the market on a firm footing going even as…
Wall St ends higher on Uber, Lyft and Nvidia
Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday as ride-hailing platforms Lyft and Uber rallied, while Nvidia displaced Alphabet as the…
Crunch time nears for forex traders on faster trading
There’s one topic dominating the agenda as foreign-exchange (forex) traders descend on Miami this week: how the currency market can…
Bursa Malaysia investors look towards corporate results
KUALA LUMPUR: The renewed buying momentum that come onto Wall Street overnight could help the domestic market retrace some of…
JGB yields track US peers up as investors weigh weak yen
Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose yesterday, tracking their US peers at the same time that a weakened yen ramps…
Profit-taking in the market, KLCI down 0.13%
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Wednesday, echoing regional equity performances on profit-taking in index-linked stocks.