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BMD Sees Potential Prospects in Palm Oil and Gold Commodities
KUCHING: Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd (BMD) sees promising prospects in the palm oil and gold market trade. Following the launch of PhillipCapital Malaysia’s new Kuching branch, recently, BMD chief executive officer (CEO) Chong Kim Seng announced, the palm oil and gold commodities performed commen...
BMD Sees Potential Prospects in Palm Oil and Gold Commodities
KUCHING: Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd (BMD) sees promising prospects in the palm oil and gold market trade. Following the launch of PhillipCapital Malaysia’s new Kuching branch, recently, BMD chief executive officer (CEO) Chong Kim Seng announced, the palm oil and gold commodities performed commen...
M’sia to Benefit From Indonesian Withdrawal of Bill Limiting Foreign
PETALING JAYA: Indonesia has finally agreed to withdraw the proposed draft Bill on foreign ownership limitation in its agriculture sector, which had faced opposi...
CPO Mixed on Profit Taking
KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mixed yesterday on profit-taking, a dealer said. Phillip Futures Sdn Bhd derivative product specialist, David Ng, said demand was low with investors’ concern about inventories still weighed on the market. At...
Is cutting down rainforests truly ‘sustainable’?
Dr Yusof Basiron replies to Jonathon Porritt’s comments in The Times UK where he says that rich countries demanding the preservation of all forests are guilty of ‘eco-imperialism’.Is he right? Sir, I agree that “managing rainforests is a great responsibility” (‘Pa...
Palm Oil Rises on Demand Hopes
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a more-than-one-month high on Wednesday, reversing intraday losses caused by a bout of technical correction, as hopes of stronger exports provided support. Shipments of Malaysian palm products jumped 32-34 per cent in the first half of September compa...
