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Stocks in Malaysia rose during early trading Monday, as the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI gained 0.4% to 1728.30.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 4 billion Malaysian ringgit ($1.01 billion), Malaysian Pacific Inds is the biggest leader this morning, jumping 5.8%, and UWC jumped 4.3%. Unisem (M) rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 3.9%.
Petronas Chemicals Group is the biggest early laggard, dropping 4.2%, followed by shares of PPB Group, which dropped 1.4%. Shares of Nestle (Malaysia) declined 1.2%.
The dollar strengthened 0.3% against the ringgit to 3.96 ringgit.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Malaysian government bond yield rose 0.4 basis point to 3.585%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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May 03, 2026 21:31 ET (01:31 GMT)
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