KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 — Bursa Malaysia saw 30 new listings this year compared with 22 in 2018, the highest number since 2006 despite the challenging operating environment. Of the 30 new listings, four were on the Main Market versus two in 2018, 11 on the Ace Market (nine in 2018) and 15 were on...
Bursa Malaysia anticipates the outlook for Malaysian IPO activities to remain positive in 2020. — Bernama pic
Bursa Malaysia said Malaysian initial public offering activities in 2019 had been healthy even during a period of market uncertainties, owing to the stable economic fundamentals, diverse and well-balanced market participants, as well as robust governance framework. On the market performance, it said while the large market cap FBM KLCI stocks struggled with weak sentiment, there were pockets of opportunities in the overall local equity market, particularly in the small and mid-cap stocks.
“The year also saw a nine per cent annual increase in new retail investors entering the market,” it added. The exchange operator attributed the better performance to the revised ETF guidelines by the Securities Commission that took effect in January this year.
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