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Malaysian Shares Ended Lower, Mirroring Regional Losses; M N C Wireless' Shares Plunge 23%

Malaysian shares closed lower on Thursday, reversing yesterday's gains, mirroring regional losses.Investors turned cautious after Donald Trump reaffirmed plans to keep US forces deployed around Iran until a "real agreement" is secured, ahead of talks in Islamabad, Pakistan.The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI shed 10.07 points to shed 0.6% lower at 1,686.24. The day range was between 1,680.01 and 1,692.65.In economic news, the World Bank projected the Malaysian economy to expand 4.4% in 2026, at a softer pace than 5.2% growth in 2025. The bank highlighted that the country will benefit from surging AI-related exports and investment.In corporate news, shares of M N C Wireless (KLSE:MNC) slumped 23% on Thursday's close after it disclosed plans to launch the e-SIJIL platform, aimed at sectors such as government, finance, education, and legal, to streamline the creation, verification, archiving, and sharing of secure digital documents.

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Malaysian Industrial Production Mixed in March

Malaysian industrial production in February rose on year, but declined from January, the latter decline due to easing exports.Malaysia's industrial production index rose 3.1% on year in February, but tumbled 9.2% from January, reported Malaysia's Department of Statistics (DOS).The nation's manufacturing output rose 4.2% on year in February, while electricity production rose by 4.6% on year, and that of mining production fell by 2%, according to the DOS.But output manufactured goods intended for export slid in February, from January."On a month-on-month basis, output of export-oriented industries in February decreased by 8.1%" from January, explained the DOS.On year in February, Malaysian output of apparel fell 1.8% on year, while that of petroleum and related products fell 2.1% and that of transportation products declined 3.5%, reported DOS.In contrast, output of electronic goods rose 12.9% on year in February, driven in part of production of semiconductors and other tech gadgets.The official Malaysia February industrial production report was roughly in with recent manufacturing-sector purchasing manager index (PMI) reports from S&P Global.Malaysia's manufacturing PMI for March rose to a seasonally adjusted 50.7, up from 49.3 in February, and striking above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction, reported S&P Global.

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