KUALA LUMPUR: News on the latest moves on the stock and crypto markets.
Affin Bank's share price rose in early trade today after the announcement that Sarawak will finalise a deal this Friday to boost its stake in the bank to about 30 per cent.
The stock opened at RM3.02 and increased by 2 per cent, or 6 sen, to a high of RM3.06.
The 30-stock key index rebounded from yesterday's losses to open higher today, driven by the upbeat performance of Wall Street overnight.
The index is expected to hover within the 1,660 to 1,670 range today.
In the crypto market, Bitcoin fell to RM265,800 following an underwhelming weekend in the crypto markets.
However, Solana was trading higher at RM608, while Ethereum was lower at RM11,097.
That's it for Market Pulse.