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US Stocks Continue To Rise After Record Rally

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US stocks rose modestly on Wednesday after a searing rally, as investors weighed earnings from SpaceX and AMD and President Trump's comments that a deal to reopen the Strait of...
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Bursa Extends Rally As FBM KLCI Jumps 15.5 Points...

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Bursa Malaysia extended its upward run on Aug 5, with the benchmark index climbing 15.51 points as investor sentiment improved on hopes of easing tensions in West Asia. The FTSE...
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Nestlé, Pentamaster Lead Bursa Gainers While F&N Tops Losers

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Bursa Malaysia’s broader market ended on a positive footing on Aug 5, with 690 advancers outpacing 487 decliners as trading activity picked up sharply. Nestlé (M) Bhd led the gainers,...
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Foreign Exchange Rates Aug 5, 2026

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The closing foreign exchange rates, sourced from Bank Negara Malaysia and recorded at 5pm on Aug 5, 2026, provide a comprehensive overview of currency fluctuations for the day. These rates,...
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Gold Rallies To US$4,175, RHB Sticks With Short Call

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Gold climbed for a third straight session on Wednesday, hitting a one-month high as a softer US dollar and falling oil prices supported demand for the precious metal while...

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Gamuda Wins RM1.7 Billion Contract To Build Hyperscale Data...

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Gamuda Bhd has secured a RM1.71 billion contract to construct a hyperscale data centre in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. The group said its wholly owned subsidiary, was awarded...
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SunCon Could Book In Higher Margins From RM1 Billion...

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Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) has reinforced its position as a leading data centre contractor after securing a RM1.02 billion mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) fit-out contract for a...
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Property Sector Slowdown Due To Sentiment Not Demand Fundamentals

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RHB Research has maintained its Overweight rating on Malaysia's property sector, arguing that the current market slowdown is likely to be short-lived as underlying demand remains resilient despite geopolitical...

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Hong Kong’s Cathay Group Posted 1H Profit Of US$795 Million, Soaring 71% YoY

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Hong Kong-based Cathay Group on Wednesday reported an attributable profit of 6.243 billion HK dollars (about 795.93 million U.S. dollars) for the first half...
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Hektar REIT Receives Bursa Approval For 42 Million Unit Issue For Proposed Acquisition

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Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (Hektar REIT) has obtained Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd's approval to issue up to 42.08 million new consideration units as...
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Destini Receives LOA From Searah For Offshore Work

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Destini Berhad, through its upstream oil and gas subsidiary has secured a Letter of Award from Searah (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. for the Provision of...
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Trump’s Administration Paid Out US$100 Billion In “Liberation Day” Tariff Refunds

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The Trump administration has paid out about 100 billion USD in tariff refunds since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February to strike down...
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Fuel Prices Drop Five Sen From Aug 6

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Retail prices for RON97, unsubsidised RON95 and unsubsidised diesel will fall by five sen per litre for the week of Aug 6 to 12,...
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Hon Hai July Sales Surge 54.2% To US$29.34 Billion On Booming AI Server Demand

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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co posted a 54.2% jump in July sales to NT$946.5 billion (US$29.34 billion), underscoring resilient demand for artificial intelligence (AI)...
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No One-Off RM100 Cash Aid For Those 18 And Above, It’s Fake News

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The Finance Ministry (MOF) has dismissed as fake news a viral claim that all Malaysians aged 18 and above will receive a one-off RM100...
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Govt Places Police Among Aviation Security In View Of Drug Smuggling Case

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The government will deploy police personnel to airport’s Aviation Security units as an immediate measure following the arrest of a Malaysian pilot in Indonesia...

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European Business Back Malaysia-EU FTA Progress, Call For Reforms...

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European business leaders have welcomed the continued progress in negotiations for the Malaysia-European Union...
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Malaysia’s Factory Activity To Remain Elevated In Coming Months,...

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Malaysia's manufacturing sector maintained its expansion momentum in July, with the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers'...
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Bank Negara: Credit Growth Remains Steady With Business Loan...

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Malaysia's inflation moderated further in June while private sector credit growth remained resilient, although...
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Aluminium Price Rally Seem Limited For Now As Supply...

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Global aluminium prices staged a modest recovery in July as renewed concerns over Middle...
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Seasonal Strong Output Could Limit CPO Price Rally; To...

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Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to remain supported but trade within a...
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WTO Data Show Q1 Trade Growth Exceeded Expectations

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) released the latest data on Friday which showed that...
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Bond Market Remains Desirable With RM600 Million Foreign Inflow

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