SMEs to receive grants for going digital

IN a move to assist small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) embrace the advent of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, the Government is providing grants when these companies invest in digitalisation for their daily operations.

Wall Street closes lower as stimulus deadline nears without deal

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Monday as Washington lawmakers still appeared to struggle to reach an agreement on coronavirus stimulus ahead of a Tuesday deadline that would make a relief package possible ahead of the the Nov. 3 elections.

EPF closes Selangor, KL offices until further notice

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is temporarily closing all offices and counters across Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Labuan from Thursday, until further notice.

Canada's Cenovus to buy Husky for $2.9 bln as pandemic drives oil mergers

Bursa closes weaker despite stronger trade data

KUALA LUMPUR: Uncertainties about the political situation in the country weighed on investor confidence on Wednesday ahead of the Nov 6 Budget proposals despite the stronger trade data.

KLCI closes at 5 month low, Bursa sees 1,000 counters in the red

KUALA LUMPUR: Selling pressure picked up pace in the afternoon on Friday, with Public Bank, Top Glove and Tenaga Nasional among the bigger losers as the FBM KLCI fell to the lowest in five months.

Bursa closes off intra-day high, banks and energy stocks mixed

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed off the day's best on Wednesday while banks, energy and plantation stocks were mixed despite gains in crude palm oil (CPO) and oil prices.

China’s yuan closes domestic session at 28-month high

SHANGHAI: The yuan closed domestic trading at a more than 28-month high against a softer dollar on Monday, as investors welcomed Joe Biden’s election as US president and sentiment improved on hopes that a calmer White House could boost world commerce.

KLCI closes off lows, Public Bank, Hong Leong Bank advance

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed off the intra-day lows on Wednesday as Public Bank, Hong Leong Bank and Tenaga Nasional advanced for the second day.

Australia stock market closes early on 'data issues', NZ at record high

BENGALURU: Trading on Australia's stock exchange was halted just 20 minutes from the open on Monday due to "market data issues", though the benchmark managed to hit its highest in nine months in the short window, while New Zealand extended gains to a tenth session.