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Malaysian stocks ended 2018 down 5.91%, the worst annual performance in ten years, after a domestic election result and external pressures weighed on sentiment. Pressures included rising US rates, US-China trade tensions, slowing Chinese growth and weak commodity prices.
Weak commodity prices and risk-off sentiment across emerging markets reflect softer demand conditions that can cap palm oil and other regional commodity prices.
thestar.com.myCECILIA KOKDec 31, 2018Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
