MARKET PULSE PM JUNE 3, 2025 [WATCH]
KUALA LUMPUR: News on stock, crypto and ringgit moves.
Bursa Malaysia closed lower, pressured by rising trade and geopolitical tensions, along with continued foreign fund outflows for the second consecutive week.
The FBM KLCI slipped five points to end at 1,503.
Among the top decliners were British American Tobacco Malaysia, Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia and Hong Leong Financial Group.
On the currency front, the ringgit ended slightly firmer at 4.2470 against the US dollar.
In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin was trading around RM470,958.
Ethereum edged up to RM11,089, and Solana hovered at RM677.
That's it for Market Pulse.
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