MSCI drops four constituents and adds nine to Malaysia Index

MSCI has dropped Boustead Plantations Bhd, Eastern & Oriental Bhd, Hong Leong Industries Bhd and UOA Development Bhd from the MSCI Malaysia Index, following its November 2019 Semi-Annual Index Review.

Meanwhile, Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd, Ekovest Bhd, Frontken Corp Bhd, Leong Hup International Bhd, MMC Corp Bhd, Pentamaster Corp Bhd, Sime Darby Property Bhd, S P Setia Bhd and Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd were added to the index.

MSCI said changes in constituents for the MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes will take place as of market close on Nov 26, 2019.

比市场预期糟 9月出口跌6.8%

我国9月份出口续陷萎缩，按年大跌6.8%，跌幅为近3年最大，同时也比市场预测的0.1%至0.6%跌幅更为严重。

经济学家认为，短期内出口仍无望复苏，并预计今年全年出口将陷入萎缩。