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Bursa Malaysia turns in flat performance for Q2

Stock exchange operator sees a reversal of foreign funds this quarter after a strong inflow in the preceding quarter

Published Mon, Jul 25, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Kuala Lumpur

BURSA Malaysia Bhd turned in a flat performance for the second quarter to end June, its profit after tax and minority interest of RM49.5 million (S$16.6 million) little changed from a year ago.

Revenue was also stagnant at about RM130 million (from RM127 million) on lower equity trading values; the average daily volume declined by a tenth to 1.65 billion and average daily value fell by 5 per cent to RM1.84 billion.

Retail participation remains below a fifth, …

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