# A volatile 2018 | The Star

> 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.

- Date: 2018-12-31 · published 2018-12-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61804-a-volatile-2018-the-star
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Weak commodity prices and risk-off sentiment across emerging markets reflect softer demand conditions that can cap palm oil and other regional commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2019/01/01/a-volatile-2018

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.