<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The FBM KLCI is seen trending sideways today and hover around the 1,850-point level in line with the mixed overnight close at global markets.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The S&amp;P 500 edged slightly lower on Thursday, in its first four-day losing streak of 2018, while global political tensions kept demand high for safe-haven government bonds on both sides of the Atlantic, according to Reuters.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>It was a choppy day overall for stocks, with MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shedding 0.07 percent, it said.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 115.54 points, or 0.47 percent, to 24,873.66, the S&amp;P 500 lost 2.15 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,747.33, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 15.07 points, or 0.2 percent, to 7,481.74, said Reuters.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Based on corporate announcements and news flow yesterday, companies that may be in focus today may include the following: WZ Satu Bhd, Berjaya Food Bhd, OKA Corp Bhd, Magni-Tech Industries Bhd, Unimech Group Bhd, MWE Holdings Bhd, Pestech International Bhd, Texchem Resources Bhd, NetX Holdings Bhd, Zecon Bhd and Ewein Bhd.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The FBM KLCI is seen trending sideways today and hover around the 1,850-point level in line with the mixed overnight close at global markets.

The S&P 500 edged slightly lower on Thursday, in its first four-day losing streak of 2018, while global political te...

KLCI seen trending sideways, to hover around 1,850

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US private payrolls increased more than expected in April, suggesting that the labor market maintained its momentum early in the second quarter.

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Yum Brands reported a fall in quarterly global same-store sales on Wednesday, hurt by choppy demand for its KFC and Pizza Hut brands from inflation-weary consumers in the United States as well as in overseas markets.

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Shell has exited China's power markets as part of CEO Wael Sawan's drive to focus on more profitable operations including its natural gas and oil businesses.

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The retail price of RON97 petrol remains unchanged at RM3.47 per litre, with RON95 also unchanged at RM2.05 per litre, from May 2 to May 8, according to the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.

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The dollar edged towards its highest level this year against a basket of peers and US share futures dipped on Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy decision, though trading was thin with many European and Asian markets closed.

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Bitcoin slid by almost 6% on Wednesday, having posted its worst monthly performance in April since late 2022, as investors pulled money out of cryptocurrencies ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve later.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised that any party associating him and the government with a purported casino project in Forest City must face legal action.

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Details regarding the salary increase for civil servants will be announced during the tabling of Budget 2025 in October this year.

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China's Huawei Technologies has moved the high-profile chief of its consumer business, Yu Chengdong, to a new role as chair of the unit, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

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<p>Yum Brands reported a fall in quarterly global same-store sales on Wednesday, hurt by choppy demand for its KFC and Pizza Hut brands from inflation-weary consumers in the United States as well as in overseas markets.</p>


<p>Shell has exited China's power markets as part of CEO Wael Sawan's drive to focus on more profitable operations including its natural gas and oil businesses.</p>


<p>The government will continue to monitor the impact on inflation in the country following the announcement of a more than 13% increase in civil servants' salaries this December.</p>


<p>US private payrolls increased more than expected in April, suggesting that the labor market maintained its momentum early in the second quarter.</p>
