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MARKET PULSE PM MAY 21, 2025 [WATCH]
KUALA LUMPUR: News on stock, crypto and ringgit moves.
Bursa Malaysia extended its decline for a fourth consecutive session, underscoring a deepening risk-off sentiment across Malaysia's equity market.
The technology sector led losses with a nearly three per cent drop, as renewed US-China chip trade tensions weighed on sentiment.
Meanwhile, the ringgit strengthened against the greenback, trading at 4.2730.
In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin declined to RM454,025.
Ethereum and Solana followed suit, falling to RM10,800 and RM716, respectively.
That wraps up today's Market Pulse.
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