Bursa Malaysia opens lower to mirror Wall Street's performance
On the broader market, gainers led decliners 155 to 129, with 315 counters unchanged, 1,821 untraded and six suspended.
Wed Jul 10 2024
Bursa Malaysia opens lower, in line with weaker Wall Street
Turnover stood at 371.69 million units worth RM160.19 million.
Mon Jul 01 2024
Ringgit opens lower against US dollar, mostly higher versus other major currencies
The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar today, extending its downtrend from yesterday's closing due to higher demand for greenback.
Thu May 30 2024
Ringgit opens lower vs US dollar, stronger against other major currencies
The ringgit continued to open lower against the U.S. dollar amid higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data which suggested the Federal Reserve (Fed) might keep the interest rate steady.
Wed Feb 14 2024
Bursa Malaysia opens lower amid cautious trading
Bursa Malaysia opened lower today, trading in cautious mode following the lacklustre performance on Wall Street overnight.
Thu Jan 26 2023
Ringgit opens lower against US dollar amid strong us economic data
Stephen Innes said the unexpectedly strong US economic data had triggered a minor reversal of sorts in broader US dollar sentiment.
Tue Dec 06 2022
Bursa Malaysia opens lower, tracking Wall Street
At 9.06 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipped 5.62 points to 1,480.92 from 1,486.54 last Friday.
Tue Nov 29 2022
Ringgit opens lower against US dollar amid risk-off sentiment
It appears that appetite for cash-like instruments is rising despite giving low returns, Mohd Afzanizam said.
Wed Jul 06 2022
Ringgit opens lower against US dollar
At 9 am, the local note fell to 4.1630/1655 versus the greenback from 4.1600/1630 at yesterday's close.
Tue Nov 16 2021
Ringgit opens lower against US dollar
At 9.05 am, the local currency eased to 4.1540/1570 versus the greenback from 4.1530/1560 at yesterday's close.
Thu Oct 28 2021
Ringgit opens lower against US dollar
At 9 am, the local note fell to 4.1540/1570 versus the greenback from Thursday's close of 4.1525/1560.
Fri Oct 15 2021
Bursa Malaysia opens lower on profit-taking
On the broader market, losers led gainers 325 to 189, while 304 counters were unchanged, 1,335 untraded and nine others suspended.
Thu Mar 04 2021
Market opens lower with new government in place
Bursa opened lower on Monday morning and is down 32.77 points to 1,813.74.
Mon May 14 2018
Ringgit opens lower against greenback
The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today on low demand for the local currency versus the greenback, a dealer said.
Tue Feb 07 2017
Ringgit opens lower against US dollar
The ringgit extended losses from Monday to open lower against the US dollar today on growing concerns over expected comments from US Federal Reserve officials later this week, dealers said.
Tue Jan 17 2017
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