Bursa Malaysia

The new substantial shareholder from Hong Kong is known as a top poker player

It is likely that political uncertainty in Malaysia is keeping many foreign investors away.

As at 11.17am, shares in Top Glove are trading 10 cents lower or 4.4% down at $2.18.

In this issue, and over the next couple of weeks, we will share the many silver linings in the country’s most recently published.

Why have foreign investors been net sellers in six of the last seven years?

Aside from the macro implications, liquidity is also an important factor behind individual share price movements and valuations.

Certainly, excess cash that flows to the stock market will fall, but investors have made capital gains and the wealth effect will have a longer tail momentum.

A good number of the companies from the May 13 list are related to the healthcare and hygiene businesses — although many quite remotely so — thus playing to the Covid-19 pandemic theme.

SINGAPORE (Apr 30): There is no question that the Covid19 pandemic and resulting restriction on movements will inflict significant economic pain on businesses on a global scale. Most government aid packages are currently focused on helping to tide small a

(Nov 18): Automotive and auto part companies have been among the more robust performers on Bursa Malaysia this year, soft economic conditions notwithstanding.