<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡24日讯）由于缺乏买盘动力，马股休盘下跌。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>休市时，富时隆综指跌6.74点，挂1532.6点。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>综指今早以1542.4点报开，较昨日闭市的1539.34点，上升3.06点。盘中于1525.64点和1543.35点之间波动。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>市场广度负面，下跌股546只、上升股371只，另有413只无起落、982只无交易，以及15只暂停交易。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>成交量27亿3000万股，值17亿令吉。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>乐天交易指出，综指在过去几天一直处于盘整，在缺乏正面催化剂的情况下，之后可能会在窄幅区间波动。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>重量级股中，大众银行（Public Bank Bhd）和IHH医疗保健（IHH Healthcare Bhd）走高，国油化学（Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd）无起落，马银行（Malayan Banking Bhd）和国家能源（Tenaga Nasional Bhd）则走低。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>热门股有敬业（Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd）、Opcom控股（Opcom Holdings Bhd）、沙布拉能源（Sapura Energy Bhd）、创合集团（Pasukhas Group Bhd）、迪耐（Dagang NeXchange Bhd）及TFP方案（TFP Solutions Bhd）。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：陈慧珊）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version：</em><a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/bursa-malaysia-ends-morning-session-lower-12" target="_blank">Bursa Malaysia ends morning session lower</a></p></div>


（吉隆坡24日讯）由于缺乏买盘动力，马股休盘下跌。

休市时，富时隆综指跌6.74点，挂1532.6点。

综指今早以1542.4点报开，较昨日闭市的1539.34点，上升3.06点。盘中于1525.64点和1543.35点之间波动。

市场广度负面，下跌股546只、上升股371只，另有413只无起落、982只无交易，以及15只暂停交易。

成交量27亿3000万股，值17亿令吉。

乐天交易指出，综指在过去几天一直处于盘整，在缺乏正面催化剂的情况下，之后可能会在窄幅区间波动。

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缺乏买盘动力 马股休盘下跌

Senior Chinese military officials held separate meetings with US and Russian naval counterparts during a Western Pacific naval symposium in Qingdao this week, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.

Spokesperson Wu Qian told a media briefing in Beijing that China's naval commander Admiral Hu Zhongming and political commissar Yuan Huazhi had a "deep exchange of views" with US Pacific Fleet chief Admiral Stephen Koehler and Russia's naval commander Admiral Alexander Moiseyev.

Chinese military officials met US and Russian naval officials this week

KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): HeiTech Padu Bhd targets stronger earnings growth after returning to profitability for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2023 (FY2023), amid greater competition.

HeiTech Padu targets stronger earnings growth after returning to black in 2023

Malaysia is among the leading countries in Southeast Asia regarding the adoption of drone technology, with a higher trend of adoption seen among the younger generation as well as learning institutions that employ drones for research objectives, said DJI Enterprise.

Malaysia leads drone adoption in SE Asia — DJI Enterprise

OTTAWA (April 25): Nearly 200 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists plan to join this week's United Nations (UN) negotiations on the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution — a 37% jump from the previous gathering in November, an analysis released on Thursday showed.

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A disappointing earnings report from Meta Platforms Inc has technology investors on edge ahead of results from some of the stock market’s biggest and most important companies in the coming days.

Meta’s miss sparks fears in tech with more earnings ahead

The US plans to award Micron Technology Inc US$6.1 billion (RM29.14 billion) in grants and as much as US$7.5 billion in loans to help the memory-chip maker build new American factories, rounding out a slew of major federal awards for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Micron to get up to US$13.6 bil in US grants, loans

The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) has called on the European Union to delay the implementation of deforestation rules by at least a year for small businesses, its secretary general said on Thursday.

Palm oil producers urges EU to delay deforestation rules for small businesses

World stocks snapped a three-day winning streak on Thursday as disappointing forecasts from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta hammered tech, while the yen's drop through 155 per dollar for the first time since 1990 kept FX traders on intervention alert.

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Shares of CapitaLand Malaysia Trust (CLMT) surged on Thursday to its highest in nearly four years while analysts remained upbeat following better-than-expected first-quarter (1Q) results.

CapitaLand Malaysia Trust surges to near four-year high after strong 1Q

The government’s move to introduce a progressive wage policy is the right approach to boost labour productivity in Malaysia, according to a World Bank economist.

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EPF members under age 55 will have Account 3 starting May 11

<p>Malaysia is in early discussions with tycoons on opening a casino in Forest City, people familiar with the matter said, in a bid to revive the beleaguered US$100 billion (RM478.35 billion) property project that counts the country’s monarch as one of its shareholders.</p>


Malaysia is said to mull casino resort to revive Forest City

<p>Shares of YTL Corp Bhd rallied to a new all-time high on Thursday after Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) flagged more upside even after a 42% year-to-date surge.</p>


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<p>Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), the state-owned company in charge of the 5G network infrastructure rollout, on Thursday named five new board members, comprising senior leaders from the telecom and technology industries.</p>


Digital Nasional names senior telco and tech leaders as new directors

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<p>Sports retailer Al-Ikhsan Sports Sdn Bhd, in which state-owned private equity firm Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas) owns a 35% stake, has appointed Datuk Hishammudin Hasan as its new chief executive officer effective April 17.</p>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Mega First Corp Bhd shares have likely peaked following a recent rally to new all-time highs, and investors should stop buying the stock now, Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) said and downgraded the stock to ‘hold’.</p>

<p>Maybank IB is the first from a total of fi...

Mega First shares likely peaked; Maybank IB the first to downgrade stock

<p>Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming’s press secretary Pang Sock Tao was announced as the unity government’s candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election on May 11.</p>


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<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday denied claims that the government will issue a licence for the operation of a casino in Forest City, Johor.</p>


PM denies claims that govt issuing casino licence for Forest City

<p>Malaysia’s consumer inflation came in lower than expected in March from a year earlier as prices of healthcare and food rose at a slower pace, official data on Thursday showed.</p>

<p>The Consumer Price Index — Malaysia’s main gauge of inflation — rose 1.8% year-on-year, according to the Department of Statistics. The headline figure was a tad lower than the median 2% rise predicted in a Bloomberg survey of economists, and unchanged versus February’s 1.8% gain.</p>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Agricore CS Holdings Bhd, a food ingredients supplier, has obtained approval from Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd to list on its ACE Market.</p>


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<p>RHB Retail Research said Naim Holdings Bhd is likely to resume its uptrend after the recent consolidation above the 97.5 sen breakout level.</p>


Naim Holdings likely to resume its uptrend, says RHB Retail Research 

<p>The Court of Appeal has allowed a bid by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to have a bench of five judges to hear his review application to restore his acquittal by the High Court of four of his abuse of power charges last year.</p>

<p>His lawyer Chetan Jethwani said that Court of Appeal deputy registrar Muhammad Noor Firdaus Rosli informed the parties of the matter on Thursday morning during case management.</p>


Appellate court grants Muhyiddin five-member bench for review of charges

<p>RHB Retail Research said NationGate Holdings Bhd is observing a technical breakout after climbing above the RM1.70 immediate resistance on surging trading volume.</p>


NationGate is observing technical breakout, says RHB Retail Research 

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<p>The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has confirmed that former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is among individuals under investigation by the commission.</p>


Azam Baki confirms Dr M among individuals under MACC probe

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Malaysia requires an annual allocation of at least RM10 billion for the next three years, which is crucial to boost water infrastructure amid below-cost tariffs and high wastage, the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) said on Thursday.</p>


Malaysia needs RM10 bil for next three years to upgrade water infrastructure — SPAN

<p>(April 24): Some of the world's largest solar equipment makers asked President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday to impose tariffs on panels and cells from four Asian countries, to protect billions of dollars in investments in US manufacturing.</p>
