KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit eased against the US dollar at Thursday's close following the United States Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to keep interest rates unchanged, providing support to the greenback.

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PETALING JAYA: Berjaya Property Bhd has appointed Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim its chairperson.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Sorento Capital Bhd has proposed to transfer its listing status to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd from the ACE Market.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara's international reserve fell marginally to US$128.1bil as at March 13 compared with US$128.3bil as at Feb 27.

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PETALING JAYA: Poh Kong Holdings Bhd believes that the jewellery market is poised for continuous growth and anticipates gold's bull trend to continue into 2026.

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PETALING JAYA: Businessman Victor Chin Boon Long claims that ongoing investigations have resulted in widespread account freezes affecting individuals and businesses linked to him, including those with no direct involvement in the probe.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of Alam Maritim Resources Bhd after disposing of its entire 19.16% stake.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Last-minute selling dragged the FBM KLCI lower on Thursday ahead of the long weekend, as escalating U.S.-Israeli tensions with Iran rattled sentiment and lifted oil prices.

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ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank kept its policy rate on hold on Thursday in the face of a surge in the value of the Swiss franc driven by the Iran war, which also led to a spike in global oil prices, blurring the inflation outlook.

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PETALING JAYA: Steel Hawk Bhd has secured a call-out contract for maintenance of workshop machining for PRPC Utilities and Facilities Sdn Bhd.

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SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Thursday, with benchmark Brent rising to its highest in more than a week, after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East following Israel's strike on its South Pars gas field, a major escalation in the war.

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PETALING JAYA: Property developer and contractor Rivertree STF Synergies Bhd (RSSB) has proposed to diversify its existing principal activities to include the management of centralised labour quarters (CLQ).

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GOLD prices fell to a more-than-one-month low on Thursday, weighed down by a firm dollar and a hawkish Federal Reserve, which limited hopes for near-term interest rate cuts.

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SINGAPORE: Singapore's DBS Bank said on Thursday that its digital services have returned to normal as of 1:19 p.m. (0519 GMT) after customers had problems gaining access from around noon.

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MOST emerging Asian currencies and equities dropped on Thursday, with the Philippine peso sinking to a record low, as an escalation in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran shook risk sentiment and drove oil prices higher.

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LYNAS Rare Earths Ltd. has started producing samarium - a metal used across advanced industries - at its plant in Malaysia, bolstering the company's standing as an alternative to China in supplying critical materials.

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China's "Shopping in China" initiative is creating fresh opportunities for multinational companies as the country steps up efforts to boost inbound consumption and further open up its consumer market, said Harley Seyedin, chairman and president of the ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to remain above RM4,450 in the near term, supported by elevated energy prices and a favourable palm oil-gasoil (POGO) spread, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).

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KUALA LUMPUR: Yinson Holdings Bhd posted a 19.48% decline in revenue to RM1.12bil in the fourth quarter of its financial year (4QFY26), mainly owing to the lower contribution from EPCIC activities.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's export value in February rose 10.8% year-on-year to RM130.95bil, official data from the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) showed today.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's inflation rose modestly to 1.4 per cent in February 2026, with the consumer price index climbing to 136.0 from 134.1 a year earlier, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

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KUALA LUMPUR: A RM30 billion investment by Intel Corporation in an advanced semiconductor packaging facility in Malaysia is seen as a key driver for the next phase of the country's chip industry, said the chairman of the Malaysian Investment Developmen...

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TOKYO, March 19 — Japan’s central bank said todayit expected inflation to increase because of the &ldq...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's stronger ringgit is helping to ease the impact of rising global import prices, although the country's import cover has declined, compared with pre-COVID 19 pandemic levels, said the World Bank's lead economist for Malaysia, Dr ...

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower today, with the benchmark index reversing early gains a...

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