Malaysia’s Rt value remains below 1.0

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia continues to register an infectivity rate or R-naught (Rt) lower than 1.0 for Covid-19. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham in a post on Twitter said the country's Rt stood at 0.88 as of yesterday for a…

Bursa Malaysia opens lower

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday due to mild profit-taking in selected heavyweights following recent gains. At 9.03am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) decreased 0.16 of-a-point to 1,600.22 from…

Ringgit opens higher against US dollar

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Thursday on improved buying momentum for the domestic unit. At 9.08am, the local note advanced to 4.1500/1530 versus the greenback from Wednesday's close of…