- FBM KLCI saw growth of 9.4 per cent.
- Market capitalisation grew by 14.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM1.9 trillion.
- Significant increase in retail participation, which grew by 41 per cent y-o-y.
- RM10.8 billion net foreign inflow in 2017.
- Bursa Malaysia attracted 13 new listings, raising a total of RM7.4 billion.
- Average daily trading value (ADV) for securities market on-market trades grew by 27.7 per cent to RM2.3 billion.
- The average daily contracts traded in the derivatives market in FY2017 were 57,677 contracts.
- A total of 14.0 million contracts was traded in FY2017.
- Islamic capital market, trading revenue in FY2017 fell by 3.7 per cent to RM15.8 million despite an improvement in ADV by 20.2 per cent to RM19.6 billion.
Bursa Malaysia records higher earnings in FY17
February 6, 2018, Tuesday
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd’s pre-tax profit for financial year ended Dec 31, 2017 (FY17) rose to RM305.88 million from RM270.59 million a year earlier.
Revenue surged to RM556.83 million from RM506.78 million previously.
In a statement yesterday, Bursa Malaysia chief executive officer, Datuk Seri Tajuddin Atan, said 2017 was one of the strongest years for the local equity market.
The FBM KLCI saw growth of 9.4 per cent and market capitalisation grew by 14.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM1.9 trillion, he said.
“There was a significant increase in retail participation, which grew by 41 per cent y-o-y. This was in line with our continued focus to engage and educate by building our retail outreach efforts and financial literacy programmes, further expanding our retail base throughout the year,” he said.
Bursa Malaysia saw a RM10.8 billion net foreign inflow in 2017.
In FY2017, Bursa Malaysia attracted 13 new listings, raising a total of RM7.4 billion compared to RM0.6 billion in 2016.
“We will expand our marketing efforts to build a strong IPO pipeline and look forward to rolling out our initiatives aimed at widening our products and services to create a conducive capital market ecosystem for all market participants,” said Tajuddin.
For the year under review, securities market trading revenue increased by 21.9 per cent to RM259.6 million from higher average daily trading value (ADV) for securities market on-market trades, which grew by 27.7 per cent to RM2.3 billion.
The average daily contracts traded in the derivatives market in FY2017 were 57,677 contracts and a total of 14.0 million contracts was traded in FY2017 compared to 14.2 million contracts in FY2016.
In the Islamic capital market, trading revenue for Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ in FY2017 fell by 3.7 per cent to RM15.8 million despite an improvement in ADV by 20.2 per cent to RM19.6 billion, mainly due to the introduction of volume-based pricing scheme.
“We will continue to work closely with our intermediaries to improve liquidity and increase trading activities,” said Tajuddin.
Bursa Malaysia’s board of directors has approved a second interim dividend of 18.5 sen per share for FY2017, amounting to approximately RM99.4 million, which is payable on March 5, 2018.
With that, the total dividend, including special dividend declared for the year amounted to 53.5 sen per share. — Bernama