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THE YEAR IN BRIEF
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Bursa Malaysia •
Annual Report 2015
MARKET
PERFORMANCE
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
2,200
2,100
2,000
1,900
1,800
1,700
1,600
1,500
1,400
1,300
1,200
FBM KLCI
(Points)
Note: Both Total Volume and Total Value include odd lot and direct business transactions
Jan 5 to 6
Concerns over
falling crude oil
prices and Greece’s
potential exit from
Eurozone dampen
sentiment
Jan 20
Government revises its 2015
GDP target from 5%-6% to
4.5%-5.5%
Jan 23
Announcement of
European Central
Bank’s bigger-than-
expected economic
stimulus package
boosts sentiment
Feb 12
Bank Negara Malaysia (“BNM”)
announces that Malaysian
economy grew 6% in 2014
(4.7% in 2013)
Mar 9 to 13
Concerns over US
interest rate hike
and falling crude
oil prices dampen
sentiment
Apr 21
FBM KLCI closes at its
highest level for 2015 of
1,862.80 points
Apr 1
Government implements
6% Goods and Services Tax
(“GST”)
May 15
BNM announces
that Malaysian
economy grew
5.6% in 1Q 2015
May 21
Prime Minister unveils
11
th
Malaysia Plan
May 25 to 29
Concerns over weaker
earnings outlook, credit
ratings downgrade,
uncertainty over US
interest rate hike and
possibility of a Greek
debt default dampen
sentiment
June 30
Fitch Ratings revises its
outlook on Malaysia’s
sovereign credit rating
upward to “stable”
from “negative” while
maintaining the country’s
long term foreign currency
issuer default rating at A-
1,752.77
pts
USD56.42
/bbl
RM2,315.00
/MT
FBM KLCI
Brent crude
FCPO
JAN 2
3.5160
USD/RM