Bursa Malaysia CEO Datuk Fad’l Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR: Securities trading is expected to pick up alongside improving market sentiment and investment clarity following the US tariff negotiations, said Malaysia's stock exchange operator in a statement today.
Bursa Malaysia Bhd
in a results announcement said there was a sequential uptick in securities trading revenue over the third quarter of the year.
According to the bourse operator, securities market trading revenue rose 13.3% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q). Pre-tax profit grew 13.5% q-o-q, rising to RM86.3mil in 3Q25, compared to RM76mil in 2Q25.
In the statement, CEO Datuk Fad'l Mohamed also announced revisions to the operator's headline key performance indicators for 2025. Accordingly, the KPI for PBT is now set between RM314mil and RM347mil, compared to the previous range of RM369mil to RM408mil.
Additionally, the KPI for total IPO market capitalisation has been revised to RM25.2bil, from RM40.2bil previously.
"Looking ahead, our efforts are underpinned by Malaysia’s robust economic fundamentals and capital market ecosystem, alongside accommodative monetary policy and clear government policies aimed at strengthening priority sectors," he added.
Over the nine months period to Sept 30, 2025, Bursa Malaysia registered a net profit of RM189.33mil against RM241.22mil in the same period in 2024. Revenue in 9M25 contracted to RM536.86mil from RM598.39mil over the comparative period.
According to Bursa, the moderation in its financial performance in 9M25 was mainly due to the decline in the securities market’s trading revenue, which fell 25% to RM225.2mil from RM300.3mil in 9M24.
Average daily trading value (ADV) in 9M25 dropped 25.6% for on-market trades to RM2.5bil, from RM3.4bil in the previous-year period.
Concomitantly, the stock exchange experienced an increase in operating expenses to RM282.8mil, from RM273.4mil in 9M24, as IT maintenance costs and other operating costs increased.
The derivatives market, however, saw trading revenue rise 2.8% to RM83.1mil in 9M25, due to higher volumes of crude palm oil futures contracts traded.
On the Islamic market, operating revenue jumped 30% to RM16.9mil, driven by higher BSAS trading revenue of RM15mil, while trading revenue from Bursa Gold Dinar more than doubled to RM1.9mil in 9M25.
On a quarterly basis, Bursa Malaysia reported a lower net profit of RM63.85mil in the third quarter, as compared to RM85.74mil in the year-ago quarter.
It said quarterly revenue declined to RM179.9mil from RM211.26mil in the same quarter in 2024. Earnings per share during the quarter under review dropped to 7.9 sen from 10.6 sen previously.
